The announcement of Dar al-Harb in cyber media in context of the theological policy of jihad: reading the cyber-jihad and ISIS based on the pharmakon characteristic of the cyber media

The announcement of Dar al-Harb in cyber media in context of the theological policy of jihad: reading the cyber-jihad and ISIS based on the pharmakon characteristic of the cyber media

‘Pharmakon’ is a dualist word which means remedy or poison, or neither remedy nor poison, and it was used by Jacques Derrida in the Pharmacy of Plato (La Pharmacie de Platon - 1972) where he made a structural analysis of Plato's dialog with Phaedrus. Some think that it is a remedy; it is benefi...

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Main Authors: Erdem, Burcu Kaya, Bilge, Remzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of Theology and Philosophy, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11171/
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spelling ukm-111712018-01-04T08:56:19Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11171/ The announcement of Dar al-Harb in cyber media in context of the theological policy of jihad: reading the cyber-jihad and ISIS based on the pharmakon characteristic of the cyber media Erdem, Burcu Kaya Bilge, Remzi ‘Pharmakon’ is a dualist word which means remedy or poison, or neither remedy nor poison, and it was used by Jacques Derrida in the Pharmacy of Plato (La Pharmacie de Platon - 1972) where he made a structural analysis of Plato's dialog with Phaedrus. Some think that it is a remedy; it is beneficial, and it produces and mends. Others think that it is a poison, because it makes you forget, makes you become distant to the truth, and isolates you from reality. This is similar to the character of cyber media, which is considered as both a remedy and a poison, indicating a widely-accepted dilemma between its purposes and conditions when it was first created and the form of usage today. This is related to the fact that cyber media is being discussed once again after the announcement of cyber-jihad by ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), since some believe that radical Islam is a remedy, and others believe that it makes you become distant to the truth and turns a defensive tool into an antagonistic weapon. Department of Theology and Philosophy, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11171/1/IJIT-Vol-11-June-2017_3_17-29-1-Burcu-1.pdf Erdem, Burcu Kaya and Bilge, Remzi (2017) The announcement of Dar al-Harb in cyber media in context of the theological policy of jihad: reading the cyber-jihad and ISIS based on the pharmakon characteristic of the cyber media. International Journal of Islamic Thought ( IJIT ), 11 . pp. 17-29. ISSN 2232-1314 http://www.ukm.my/ijit/volume-11-june-2017/
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description ‘Pharmakon’ is a dualist word which means remedy or poison, or neither remedy nor poison, and it was used by Jacques Derrida in the Pharmacy of Plato (La Pharmacie de Platon - 1972) where he made a structural analysis of Plato's dialog with Phaedrus. Some think that it is a remedy; it is beneficial, and it produces and mends. Others think that it is a poison, because it makes you forget, makes you become distant to the truth, and isolates you from reality. This is similar to the character of cyber media, which is considered as both a remedy and a poison, indicating a widely-accepted dilemma between its purposes and conditions when it was first created and the form of usage today. This is related to the fact that cyber media is being discussed once again after the announcement of cyber-jihad by ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), since some believe that radical Islam is a remedy, and others believe that it makes you become distant to the truth and turns a defensive tool into an antagonistic weapon.
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author Erdem, Burcu Kaya
Bilge, Remzi
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Bilge, Remzi
The announcement of Dar al-Harb in cyber media in context of the theological policy of jihad: reading the cyber-jihad and ISIS based on the pharmakon characteristic of the cyber media
author_facet Erdem, Burcu Kaya
Bilge, Remzi
author_sort Erdem, Burcu Kaya
title The announcement of Dar al-Harb in cyber media in context of the theological policy of jihad: reading the cyber-jihad and ISIS based on the pharmakon characteristic of the cyber media
title_short The announcement of Dar al-Harb in cyber media in context of the theological policy of jihad: reading the cyber-jihad and ISIS based on the pharmakon characteristic of the cyber media
title_full The announcement of Dar al-Harb in cyber media in context of the theological policy of jihad: reading the cyber-jihad and ISIS based on the pharmakon characteristic of the cyber media
title_fullStr The announcement of Dar al-Harb in cyber media in context of the theological policy of jihad: reading the cyber-jihad and ISIS based on the pharmakon characteristic of the cyber media
title_full_unstemmed The announcement of Dar al-Harb in cyber media in context of the theological policy of jihad: reading the cyber-jihad and ISIS based on the pharmakon characteristic of the cyber media
title_sort announcement of dar al-harb in cyber media in context of the theological policy of jihad: reading the cyber-jihad and isis based on the pharmakon characteristic of the cyber media
publisher Department of Theology and Philosophy, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2017
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11171/
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