Language Maintenance Revival And Shift In The Sociology Of Religion

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Language Maintenance, Revival and Shift in the Sociology of Religion

Language Maintenance, Revival and Shift in the Sociology of Religion
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Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 9781788926683
ISBN-13 : 1788926684
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Book Synopsis Language Maintenance, Revival and Shift in the Sociology of Religion by : Rajeshwari Vijay Pandharipande

Download or read book Language Maintenance, Revival and Shift in the Sociology of Religion written by Rajeshwari Vijay Pandharipande and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume addresses the question ‘What role does religion play in the maintenance, revival and/or shift, of languages?’ The chapters in this volume explore the complex and dynamic relationship between religion and the maintenance, revival and/or shift of languages in different multilingual multicultural contexts, under diverse sociopolitical conditions, at different points in time. The 12 chapters cover data from Algeria, India, Israel, Malaysia, Nigeria, Singapore, UK, USA and Uganda and discuss the impact of context, ideology, identity and education on the following religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, and some religions closely associated with China such as Confucianism and Taoism, and their respective languages and varieties of language in these regions. The languages discussed by the writers in this volume include Arabic, English, Hebrew, Malay, Mandarin, Portuguese, Punjabi, Pali, Sanskrit, Tamazight and Yoruba.


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