Cyber Sufis: Virtual Expressions of the American Muslim Experience

About The Book

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.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

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

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