‘Essential reading for students and academics with interests in the diverse expressions of contemporary Islam, on- and offline.’
Description
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 particular focus on the Inayati Order, a branch of the oldest Sufi community in the West, Robert Rozehnal explores the online revolution in internal communication, spiritual pedagogy, and public outreach – and looks ahead to the future of digital Islam in the age of Web 3.0.
Pages304
Released2019
LanguageEnglish
PublisherOneworld Publications
ISBN9781786075352
SellerSimon & Schuster
Reviews
‘Captivating, thought-provoking, and groundbreaking. Cyber Sufis is a serious attempt to explore the highly understudied and mostly overlooked spiritual and mystical dimension of the “digital ecosystem.”’
Sahar Khamis, Associate Professor of Communication, University of Maryland, and co-author of Islam Dot Com
