Language Maintenance, Revival and Shift in the Sociology of Religion (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Multilingual Matters
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2019
First published:	2020
Editors:	Rajeshwari Vijay Pandharipande • Maya Khemlani David • Miriam Eisenstein Ebsworth
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-1-78892-666-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Psycholinguistics > Bilingualism & multilingualism Books > Religion & Spirituality > General
LSN:	1-78892-666-8
Barcode:	9781788926669

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