Internet and Religious Identity Construction

Jurus Sehat Rasulullah (JSR) Da’i (Preacher) Zaidul Akbar

Bibliographic Data

ID21708474
AuthorsSaipudin Ikhwan (Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University Yogyakarta), Mahmud Hibatul Wafi (0000-0002-5367-5998, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu)
Year2022
Volume32
Issue2
Publication date2022-01-31
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJurnal Dakwah Risalah (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1412-0348 • E-ISSN: 2654-3877
PublisherUniversitas Islam Negeri Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau (PUBLISHER • ID)
DOI10.24014/jdr.v32i2.15711
OpenAlexW4214735861
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited14

The presence of the internet has influenced the way people interact with their social environment, including in the context of religion. Internet seems to eliminate boundaries, space and time in social interactions. This led to a fundamental change in how a person’s identity was formed. This study discusses how online interactions can shape one’s religious identity. “Jurus Sehat Rasulullah” as a da'wah theme which encourages Muslims to maintain their health and perform Islamic medicine is analyzed textually. This qualitative research in collecting data using online observation by observing JSR and its users. The search was focused on the Instagram account @ZaidulAkbar. The results showed that there was a religious identity construction process through the exchange of symbols among internet users who followed the official account of “Jurus Sehat Rasulullah.”

Aesthetics · Art · Internet privacy · Internet users · Islam · Media studies · Religious identity · Social group · Social identity theory · Social science · Sociology · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Educational Methods and Impacts · History · Islamic Finance and Communication · Islamic Studies and Radicalism

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