This book analyzes the discourses and deliberations in the discussion forums of three of the most visited Islamic websites and investigates the extent to which they have provided a venue for Muslims to freely engage in discussion among themselves and with non-Muslims about political, economic, religious and social issues. INDICE: The Public Sphere in an Islamic Context - Religion in the Virtual Public Sphere: The Case of Islam - Is the Umma a Public Sphere? - The 'VirtualUmma': Collective Identities in Cyberspace - Islamic Websites: Divergent Identities in Cyberspace - Virtual Islamic Discourses: Platforms for Consensus or Sites of Contention?
- ISBN: 978-0-230-60035-5
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 280
- Fecha Publicación: 14/07/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés