Cyber Sufis

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Pub. Date: 2019-08-13
Publisher(s): Oneworld Academic
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Summary

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.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

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

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