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Hashtag Islam
How Cyber-Islamic Environments Are Transforming Religious Authority
By: Gary R. Bunt
Paperback | 8 October 2018 | Edition Number 1
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Bunt shows how online rhetoric and social media are being used to articulate religious faith by many different kinds of Muslim organizations and individuals, from Muslim comedians and women's rights advocates to jihad-oriented groups, such as the "Islamic State" and al-Qaeda, which now clearly rely on strategic digital media policies to augment and justify their authority and draw recruits. This book makes clear that understanding CIEs is crucial for the holistic interpretation of authority in contemporary Islam.
Industry Reviews
Adroitly illustrates how approaches to religious authority, interpretation, power, and communication have changed over the last two decades. . . . An important addition to literature on contemporary Islam.--Publishers Weekly
Bunt presents a variety of perspectives on online Islamic environments and provides thoughtful consideration of their implications, but overall he views them and their ongoing expansion in a positive light.--Choice
Insightful. . . . Bunt paints a rich and comprehensive picture of the evolving Islamic discourses in cyberspace and their cause and effect relationship with the equally shifting notion of Islamic authority in the digital age." --American Religion
Readers of Hashtag Islam will be struck by just how active, vibrant, and popular online Islam appears to be . . . . An indispensable resource.--Sociology of Religion
The sociological underpinnings of this work make for a touchstone for further investigation.--Library Journal
This slim volume by one of the major scholars writing on Muslims and digital religion packs a substantial punch. . . . An important addition.--Middle East Journal
ISBN: 9781469643168
ISBN-10: 1469643162
Series: Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks
Published: 8th October 2018
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 240
Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Country of Publication: US
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 23.5 x 15.5 x 2.54
Weight (kg): 0.36
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