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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782137003321

Autore

Rosowsky Andrey <1956->

Titolo

Heavenly readings [[electronic resource] ] : liturgical literacy in a multilingual context / / Andrey Rosowsky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, [Eng.] ; ; Buffalo, [N.Y.], : Multilingual Matters, c2008

ISBN

1-281-87851-0

9786611878511

1-84769-094-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 p.)

Collana

New perspectives on language and education

Disciplina

297.7/70941

Soggetti

Islamic religious education

Islam - Rituals

Language and languages - Study and teaching

Literacy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-237) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; Illustrations; Foreword; Part 1 The Study of Liturgical Literacy; Chapter 1 Introduction to Liturgical Literacy, or Heavenly Readings; Chapter 2 The Community and its Ethnography; Part 2 The Community and its Liturgical Literacy; Chapter 3 Children; Chapter 4 Parents; Chapter 5 Teachers; Chapter 6 Organisers; Part 3 The Settings for Liturgical Literacy; Chapter 7 Mosques; Chapter 8 Liturgical Literacy in the Home; Chapter 9 Liturgical Literacy and School; Part 4 The Languages of Liturgical Literacy; Chapter 10 Urdu; Chapter 11 Mirpuri-Punjabi; Chapter 12 English

Chapter 13 ArabicPart 5 Concluding Remarks and Implications; Chapter 14 Concluding Remarks; Glossary; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Investigates the literacy practices associated with the religion of Islam as they are shaped, lived and experienced within a typical Muslim community in the United Kingdom. This ethnographic seeks to counterbalance prevailing views on such practices which have often been misrepresented and misunderstood.