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Islam dot com : contemporary Islamic discourses in cyberspace / Mohammed el-Nawawy and Sahar Khamis.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Palgrave Macmillan series in international political communicationPublisher: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009Edition: First editionDescription: viii, 269 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0230600352
  • 9780230600355
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 025.06297 22
LOC classification:
  • BP40.5 .E46 2009
Contents:
The public sphere in an islamic context -- Religion in the virtual public sphere: the case of Islam -- Is the umma a public sphere? -- The "virtual umma": collective identities in cyberspace -- Islamic websites: divergent identities in cyberspace -- Virtual islamic discourses: platforms for consensus or sites of contention?
Summary: "This book analyzes the discourses and deliberations in the discussion forums of three of the most visited Islamic websites. In doing so, it explores the potential impact of the Islamic public sphere, and the re-configuration of the 'virtual umma' (Islamic community) online, on the creation of multiple identities and resistances, which manifest themselves through various Islamic sites, producing varying degrees of consensus, divergence, and negotiation in multiple contexts and across different discourses. The book also investigates the extent to which these Islamic websites have provided a venue for Muslims to freely engage in vibrant deliberations and constructive discussions among themselves, as well as with 'Others', i.e., non-Muslims, about various political, economic, religious and social issues."--Publisher's website.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The public sphere in an islamic context -- Religion in the virtual public sphere: the case of Islam -- Is the umma a public sphere? -- The "virtual umma": collective identities in cyberspace -- Islamic websites: divergent identities in cyberspace -- Virtual islamic discourses: platforms for consensus or sites of contention?

"This book analyzes the discourses and deliberations in the discussion forums of three of the most visited Islamic websites. In doing so, it explores the potential impact of the Islamic public sphere, and the re-configuration of the 'virtual umma' (Islamic community) online, on the creation of multiple identities and resistances, which manifest themselves through various Islamic sites, producing varying degrees of consensus, divergence, and negotiation in multiple contexts and across different discourses. The book also investigates the extent to which these Islamic websites have provided a venue for Muslims to freely engage in vibrant deliberations and constructive discussions among themselves, as well as with 'Others', i.e., non-Muslims, about various political, economic, religious and social issues."--Publisher's website.

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