Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj Apps: Managing the Operations and Piety of the Hajj

Since the early 2010s, apps have helped Muslim pilgrims manage nearly every aspect of the hajj. This article uses the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah’s hajj apps as a case study of influential hajj apps, offering a descriptive and analytic review of their functioning, impact, and reception. This ca...

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Main Author: Stanton, Andrea L. ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2020
In: Journal of religion, media and digital culture
Year: 2020, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 228-246
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Saudi Arabia / Hajj / Management / App (Computer program) / Spiritual tourism / Religiosity
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BJ Islam
KBL Near East and North Africa
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Further subjects:B Saudi Arabia
B Islamic Studies
B Islamic apps
B Hajj
B religious apps
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