Explorations in the sociology of language and religion / 
edited by Tope Omoniyi, Joshua A. Fishman. 
 - Amsterdam ;  Philadelphia :  J. Benjamins,  ©2006. 
 - 1 online resource (viii, 347 pages) :  illustrations. 
 - Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture,  v. 20  1569-9463 ; .
 - Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture ;  v. 20. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>A decalogue of basic theoretical perspectives for a sociology of language and religion / Joshua A. Fishman -- Language and world order in Baha'i perspective : a new paradigm revealed / Gregory Meyjes -- Religion and traditional belief in West African English : a linguistic analysis / Hans-George Wolf -- Eastern-Christian tradition and the Georgian language / Tinatin Bolkvadze -- Alcoholism and authority : the secularization of religious vernaculars / Kevin McCarron -- The role of religion in language choice and identity among Lithuanian immigrants in Scotland / Jurgita Dzialtuvaite -- Religion, social history, and language maintenance : African languages in post-apartheid South Africa / Nkonko M. Kamwangamalu -- Creating God in our image : the attributes of God in the Yoruba socio-cultural environment / Oladipo Salami -- Societal multilingualism and multifaithism : a sociology of language and religion perspective / Tope Omoniyi -- Ideology, authority, and language choice : language of religion in South Asia / Rajeshwari V. Pandharipande -- The shifting role of languages in Lebanese Christian and Muslim identities / John E. Joseph -- Language and religion in Bethlehem : a socio-historical linguistic perspective / Muhammad Amara -- The role of language in some ethnic churches in Melbourne / Anya Woods -- Language use and religious practice : the case of Singapore / Phyllis Ghim Lian Chew -- "Etymythological othering" and the power of "lexical engineering" in Judaism, Islam and Christianity : a socio-philo(sopho)logical perspective / Ghil'ad Zuckermann -- Language, culture, science and the sacred : issues and concerns in curriculum development for indigenous Americans / Roberto Luis Carrasco, Florencia Riegelhaupt -- Prayers as an integrative factor in Jewish religious discourse and communities / Piotr P. Chruszczewski -- Maligned and misunderstood : marginal movements and UK law / Annabelle Mooney -- The role of liturgical literacy in UK Muslim communities / Andre Rosowsky -- The shamanic book : diversity, language and writing in an indigenous community in Brazil / Lynn Mario T. Menezes de Souza -- Epilogue / Tope Omoniyi. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9027227101 9789027227102 9789027293374 9027293376 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sociolinguistics.<br/>Language and languages--Moral and ethical aspects.<br/>Sociolinguistique.<br/>Langage et langues--Aspect moral.<br/>LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Linguistics--Sociolinguistics.<br/>Language and languages--Moral and ethical aspects.<br/>Sociolinguistics.<br/>Soziolinguistik.<br/>Religiöse Sprache.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P40  / .E97 2006eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.44