iMuslims
Subtitle: Rewiring the House of Islam
Publisher: The Other Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 374
ISBN-13: 9789839541694
Description: The Internet has profoundly shaped how both Muslims and non-Muslims perceive Islam and how Islamic societies and networks are evolving and shifting in the twenty-first century. The Internet has transformed how many Muslims practise their duties and rituals of Islam. It has dramatically influenced forms of Islamic activism and radicalisation. Drawing on more than a decade of online research, Gary Bunt shows how social-networking sites, blogs and other ""cyber-Islamic environments"" have exposed Muslims to new influences outside the traditional spheres of Islamic knowledge and authority. Exploring the increasing impact of the Internet on the Muslims around the world, this book sheds new light on the nature of contemporary Islamic discourse, identity and community.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments; title: Note on Transliteration; title: Introduction. iMuslims and Cyber-Islamic Environments; title: {1} Locating Islam in Cyberspace; title: {2} Accessing Cyber-Islamic Environments; title: {3} Decoding the Sacred: Islamic Source Code; title: {4} The Islamic Blogosphere; title: {5} The Cutting Edge: Militaristic Jihad in Cyberspace; title: {6} Digital Jihadi Battlefields: Iraq and Palestine; title: Conclusion. The Transformation of Cyber-Islamic Environments; title: Glossary of Key Islamic Terms; title: Notes; title: Index