Cyber Sufis

Informationen zum Autor Robert Rozehnal is Professor of Religion Studies and Founding Director of the Center for Global Islamic Studies at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He is the author of Islamic Sufism Unbound, the editor of Piety, Politics and Everyday Ethics in Southeast Asian Islam, and numerous articles. He lives in Madison, New Jersey. Klappentext In America today, online spaces serve as critical alternatives for tech-savvy Muslims seeking a place to root their faith, forge religious identity, and build communities. With a focus on the Inayati Order, a branch of the oldest and most prominent Sufi order in the West, Rozehnal explores the wider trends emerging where digital and religious worlds meet. Zusammenfassung A groundbreaking study of how religion is practised in the digital age Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Cyber Sufis in the Digital Age 1 Mapping Digital Religion and Cyber Islam 2 (Mis)interpreting Sufism 3 Sufism in the American Religious Landscape 4 Narrating Identity in Cyberspace: Inayati Tradition and Community 5 Virtual Practice: Inayati Rituals and Teaching Networks 6 Bridging the Digital and Analog worlds: Inayati Social Engagement 7 Contextualizing American Cyber Sufism Bibliography Notes Index

Product details

• Authors: Robert Rozehnal, Rozehnal Robert
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2019
• EAN: 9781780747583
• ISBN: 978-1-78074-758-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Oneworld Academic; Islam in the Twenty-First Century
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Islam, USA, RELIGION / Islam / General, RELIGION / Islam / Rituals & Practice, RELIGION / Islam / Sufi, mysticism, United States of America, USA, Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals, Islamic Life & Practice, Islamic worship, rites & ceremonies, Islamic life and practice, Sufism & Islamic Mysticism, Islamic groups: Sufis