Internet et la "marja'iyya": l'autorité religieuse au défi des nouveaux médias
This article focuses on the possible impact of the Internet on religious authority in Shiah Islam. Senior Shiite mujtahidun (maraji' al-taqlid) use the Internet increasingly to address their audience or to enlarge it. Hagiographies, fatwas, Friday sermons and sometimes political statements are...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | French |
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Ed. ESKA
2003
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Maghreb, Machrek
Year: 2004, Volume: 10, Issue: 178, Pages: 59-74 |
| Further subjects: | B
Religious practice
B Islam B Shi'ah B Clergyperson B Islamic countries B Internet B Religious leader B Ulama |
| Summary: | This article focuses on the possible impact of the Internet on religious authority in Shiah Islam. Senior Shiite mujtahidun (maraji' al-taqlid) use the Internet increasingly to address their audience or to enlarge it. Hagiographies, fatwas, Friday sermons and sometimes political statements are displayed on line. The Internet established direct contact between the "ultimate resort of emulation" and believers. Now, the latter can ask for legal advice by e-mail, search for information in virtual libraries and fatwas' collections, or even pay their religious taxes by e-banking. At the same time, the Internet challenges traditional hierarchies, insofar as it allows every user to compare the opinions of several maraji' and to choose between them. It kindles competition between those authorities who have to address a young well-off audience with a global modern code. (Maghreb-Machrek/DÜI) |
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| ISSN: | 1762-3162 |
| Contains: | In: Maghreb, Machrek
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