Virtually Islamic: Computer-mediated Communication & Cyber Islamic Environments (Religion, Culture, and Society) - Softcover

Bunt, Gary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0708316115 ISBN 13: 9780708316115

Publisher: University of Wales Press, 2002

Synopsis

This is the first broad-ranging academic survey to explore how Islam and the internet combine and interact.

Information technology is now making a global impact on how Muslims approach and interpret Islam. Given its utilization as a primary source of information, the internet also influences how non-Muslims perceive Islam and matters relating to Muslims. Among the issues addressed are: how multimedia applications are being integrated into websites, enabling surfers to listen to and see ‘sermons’ delivered thousands of miles away and to partake of new opportunities for religious experience; how Muslim organizations are networking globally through the electronic medium, and how that impacts upon understanding of Islam and Muslim identities; how can Muslims and non-Muslims approach the Qur’an in its digital form; how the internet is used to present diverse dialogues relating to Islam, often reaching wide audiences where other forms of communication are heavily censored.

About this title

About the Author

Gary Bunt is Lecturer in Islamic studies at University of Wales, Lampeter.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0708316115
• ISBN 13: 9780708316115
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 189