Social Media, Religious Authority, and the Arab Gulf Crisis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abusharif, Ibrahim N., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authority--Religious aspects.

Authority.

Social media--Political aspects.

Social media.

Persian Gulf--Politics and government.

Persian Gulf.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (153 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

This book examines how the Arab Gulf Crisis (2017-2021) led to a robust social media reaction that seemingly - and perhaps perpetually - changed the ways in which religious authority manifests in the digital age.

Contents:

Introduction: Crisis, What Crisis?: The Media Reverberations of the Arab Gulf Crisis (2017-2021) 1. Considering Religious Authority and Media Technologies: Knowing the Present, Connecting with the Past 2. The Stakes, Stakeholders, and Religion in the Arab Gulf Crisis 3. Digital Entanglements: "Neutrality" and Performative Religion in the Gulf Crisis 4. Geography, Custodial Symbolism, and Authority 5. Framing the Conflict: What to Call the Crisis? Conclusion: Digital Rhetoric, Authority, and Language: Concluding Remarks on the Way Forward References About the Author Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-9787-4675-X

1-9787-6335-2

979-82-16-26167-4

9781978763357

OCLC:

1555346448