Islamic algorithms : online influence in the Muslim metaverse / Gary R. Bunt.

Author/creator Bunt, Gary R. author.
Format Book
PublicationLondon ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024.
Copyright Date©2024
Description315 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects
Islam--Computer network resources.
Social media--Religious aspects. --Islam.
Mass media--Religious aspects. --Islam.
Islam--21st century.
Islam in mass media.

Portion of title Online influence in the Muslim metaverse
Contents Introduction: Into Muslim Metaverses -- 1. Islamic Algorithms: Transmission, Influence, Design -- 2. Before Muḥammad -- 3. Muḥammad and Digital Influence -- 4. Cyber Representation: the Prophet's Family, Proximity and Succession -- 5. CIE Legal: Sunni Influences, Law and Authority -- 6. Ahl al-Bayt, Shīʻīsm, and Imamates in Cyberspace -- 7. Shīʻīsm: Ayatollahs in Digital Zones -- 8. Sufi Pathways in a Muslim Metaverses -- 9. Media Offensive: Doomscrollers, Digital Content, Influencers and E-Jihad -- 10. Processing Islam: Contemporary Influencers and Influencers in an Evolving Muslim Metaverses -- 11 Islamic Algorithms and Meta Islamic Futures -- Index.
Abstract "Explores the intersection between the internet and Islamic influencers, and how key historical formative figures (and entities) and contemporary individuals have acquired extensive online audiences"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Bunt, Gary R. Islamic algorithms 1st. New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024 9781350418288
LCCN 2023041052
ISBN9781350418264
ISBN1350418269 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book

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