Cyber Muslims: mapping Islamic digital media in the internet age

"Providing detailed case studies, this book explores the vibrant digital expressions of diverse groups of Muslim cybernauts: religious clerics and Sufi mystics, feminists and fashionistas, artists and activists, Hajj pilgrims and celebrities. Together, these stories span a vast cultural and geo...

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Collaborateurs: Rozehnal, Robert Thomas 1967- (Éditeur intellectuel)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: London New York Oxford New Delhi Sydney Bloomsbury Academic 2022
Dans:Année: 2022
Volumes / Articles:Montrer les volumes/articles.
RelBib Classification:BJ Islam
ZG Sociologie des médias; médias numériques; Sciences de l'information et de la communication
Sujets non-standardisés:B Information Technology Religious aspects Islam
B Cyberespace Religious aspects Islam
B Islam
B Nouveaux médias
B Technologie de l'information
B Digital Media Religious aspects Islam
B Islam in mass media
B Médias numériques
B Recueil d'articles
B Numérisation
Accès en ligne: Table des matières
Quatrième de couverture
Literaturverzeichnis
Édition parallèle:Électronique
Électronique
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Résumé:"Providing detailed case studies, this book explores the vibrant digital expressions of diverse groups of Muslim cybernauts: religious clerics and Sufi mystics, feminists and fashionistas, artists and activists, Hajj pilgrims and celebrities. Together, these stories span a vast cultural and geographic landscape, including Indonesia, Iran, the Middle East, and the United States. These case studies are contextualized within the backdrop of broader social trends, including racism and Islamophobia, gender dynamics, celebrity culture, identity politics, and the shifting dynamics of contemporary religious piety and practice. Authors examine a wide-range of digital multimedia technologies as primary ''texts." These include websites, podcasts, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube channels, online magazines and discussion forums, and religious apps. The book's contributors draw on the methodological and theoretical models of multiple academic disciplines, including Religious Studies, Cultural Anthropology, Global Studies, Communication and Media Studies, Religious Studies, and Islamic Studies"--
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1350233706