"Shari'a" in Cyberspace. A Case Study from Australia
- New forms of communication and greater accessibility of Islamic texts on-line allow Muslims to shape their own religiosity, to become less dependent on established sources of authority, and thereby to become more aware of their own cultural diversity as a community. New practices of transnational Islam, and the growth of new concepts of Muslim identities currently emerging in the on-line community, are relatively free from immediate constraints. This article provides the result of a sociological analysis of three Internet sites in Sydney which deliver on-line fatwas. Even if cyberspace has allowed the Muslim world to be de-territorialised and provides a way for people to distance themselves from traditional communities if they wish, this research points out a variety of approaches, including one case which is aiming at re-localising an Australian Muslim system of values. This case highlights ways in which first generation Muslims are re-territorialising Shari'a in a specific western country.
Author details: | Adam Possamai, Bryan S. TurnerORCiDGND, Joshua M. Roose, Selda Dagistanli, Malcolm Voyce |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.2383/83882 |
ISSN: | 1971-8853 |
Title of parent work (English): | Sociologica : Italian Journal of Sociology online |
Publisher: | Società editrice il Mulino |
Place of publishing: | Bologna |
Publication type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Year of first publication: | 2016 |
Publication year: | 2016 |
Release date: | 2020/03/22 |
Tag: | Cyberspace; De-territorialisation Process; Fatwas; Shari'a |
Volume: | 63 |
Number of pages: | 22 |
First page: | 143 |
Last Page: | 159 |
Organizational units: | Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Sozialwissenschaften |
Peer review: | Referiert |