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Explorations in the sociology of language and religion / edited by Tope Omoniyi, Joshua A. Fishman.

Contributor(s): Series: Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture ; v. 20.Publication details: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, ©2006.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 347 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9027227101
  • 9789027227102
  • 9789027293374
  • 9027293376
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Explorations in the sociology of language and religion.DDC classification:
  • 306.44 22
LOC classification:
  • P40 .E97 2006eb
Online resources:
Partial contents:
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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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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