{"product_id":"cyber-muslims-9781350233706","title":"Cyber Muslims","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough an array of detailed case studies, this book explores the vibrant digital expressions of diverse groups of Muslim cybernauts: religious clerics and Sufis, feminists and fashionistas, artists and activists, \u003ci\u003ehajj\u003c\/i\u003e pilgrims and social media influencers. These stories span a vast cultural and geographic landscapefrom Indonesia, Iran, and the Arab Middle East to North America. These granular case studies contextualize cyber Islam within broader social trends: racism and Islamophobia, gender dynamics, celebrity culture, identity politics, and the shifting terrain of contemporary religious piety and practice.  The book's authors examine an expansive range of digital multimedia technologies as primary texts. These include websites, podcasts, blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube channels, online magazines and discussion forums, and religious apps. The contributors also draw on a range of methodological and theoretical models from multiple academic disciplines, including co\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is no doubt that this is a timely volume. \u003ci\u003eCyber Muslims\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fantastic range of material to readers curious about the myriad ways in which the internet is shaping and being shaped by Muslims. From art and lifestyle influencers, to podcasters and spiritual guides, these essays refuse to essentialize or flatten the effects of digital platforms and the affective communities that produce and engage them. The result is a terrific read that opens up both new understandings of contemporary Muslim life and new directions for future exploration. * Anna Bigelow, Director, Stanford Center for South Asia, Stanford University, USA *\u003cbr\u003eThe catastrophic quarantine associated with Covid-19 has forced all religious communities, including Muslims, to move online. \u003ci\u003eCyber Muslims\u003c\/i\u003e brings together many scholars who have been working on digital Islam prior to Covid. This brilliant collection, masterfully edited by Robert Rozehnal, is enthusiastically recommended for all.” * Omid Safi, Professor of Islamic Studies, Duke University, USA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations List of Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction: Mapping Islamic Digital Media in the Internet Age, Robert Rozehnal (Lehigh University, USA) \u003cb\u003ePart I: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthority and Authenticity\u003c\/b\u003e 1. The Net Imam Effect: Digital Contestation of #Islam and Religious Authority, \u003ci\u003eGary R. Bunt (University of Wales-Trinity Saint David, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 2. Hybrid \u003ci\u003eImams\u003c\/i\u003e: Young Muslims and Religious Authority on Social Media, \u003ci\u003eSana Patel\u003c\/i\u003e 3. Mediating Authority: A Sufi Shaykh in Multiple Media,\u003ci\u003e Ismail Fajrie Alatas (New York University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II: Community and Identity\u003c\/b\u003e 4. Stream If You Want: \u003ci\u003eSee Something, Say Something\u003c\/i\u003e and the Humanizing Potential of Digital Islam, \u003ci\u003eCaleb Elfenbein, Grinnell College, USA\u003c\/i\u003e 5. Latinx Muslim Digital Landscapes: Locating Networks and Cultural Practices, \u003ci\u003eHarold Morales (Morgan State University, USA) and \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMadelina Nuñez (Purdue University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 6. Revisiting Digital Islamic Feminism: Multiple Resistances, Identities, and Online Communities, \u003ci\u003eSahar Khamis (University of Maryland, College Park, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 7. #MuslimGirlWoke: A Muslim Lifestyle Website Challenges Intersectional Oppression, \u003ci\u003eKristin M. Peterson (Boston College, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart III: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePiety and Performance\u003c\/b\u003e 8. The Digital \u003ci\u003eNiqab\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eosphere\u003c\/i\u003e as a Hypermediated Third Space, \u003ci\u003eAnna Piela (Northwestern University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 9. Islam as Meditation: Mindfulness Apps for Muslims in the Digital Spiritual Marketplace, \u003ci\u003eMegan Adamson Sijapati, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Gettysburg College, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 10.  From Mecca With Love: Muslim Religious Apps and the Centering of Mecca, \u003ci\u003eAndrea\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eStanton \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(University of Denver, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 11. Seeing a Global Islam?: \u003ci\u003eEid al-Adha\u003c\/i\u003e on Instagram, \u003ci\u003eRosemary Pennington \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Miami University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart IV: Visual and Cultural (Re)presentation\u003c\/b\u003e 12. Defining Islamic Art: Practices and Digital Reconfigurations, \u003ci\u003eHussein Rashid \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Independent Scholar, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 13.Dousing the Flame: The Political Work of Religious Satire in Contemporary Indonesia, \u003ci\u003eJames B. Hoesterey \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Emory University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 14. The Instagram Cleric: History, Technicity, and Shii Iranian Jurists in the Age of Social Media, \u003ci\u003eBabak Rahimi, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(University of California-San Diego, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  15. Muslims Between the Blackmail of Transparency and the Right to Opacity, \u003ci\u003eNabil Echchaibi \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(University of Colorado-Boulder, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e   Notes Bibliography Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738607923543,"sku":"9781350233706","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cyber-muslims-9781350233706","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}