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

• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, c2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: viii, 347 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 306.44
• Soggetto topico: Sociolinguistics; Language and languages - Moral and ethical aspects
• Altri autori: OmoniyiTope FishmanJoshua A
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Explorations in the Sociology of Language and Religion -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- 1. Introduction -- Part I. Effects of religionon language -- 2. A decalogue of basic theoreticalperspectives for a sociologyof language and religion1 -- 3. Language and world orderin Bahá}í perspective -- 4. Religion and traditional beliefin West African English -- 5. Eastern-Christian traditionand the Georgian language -- 6. Alcoholism and authority -- 7. The role of religionin language choice and identityamong Lithuanian immigrantsin Scotland -- 8. Religion, social history,and language maintenance -- 9. Creating God in our image -- Part II. The mutuality of languageand religion -- 10. Societal multilingualismand multifaithism -- 11. Ideology, authority, and language choice -- 12. The shifting role of languages in LebaneseChristian and Muslim identities -- 13. Language and religion in Bethlehem -- 14. The role of languagein some ethnic churchesin Melbourne -- 15. Language use and religious practice -- Part III. Effects of languageon religion -- 16. 'Etymythological othering'and the power of 'lexical engineering'in Judaism, Islam and Christianity -- 17. Language, culture, science and the sacred -- 18. Prayers as an integrative factorin Jewish religious discourse communities1 -- 19. Maligned and misunderstood -- Part IV. Language and religionon literacy -- 20. The role of liturgical literacyin UK Muslim communities -- 21. The Shamanic book -- 22. Epilogue -- Index -- The series Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Sociology of Language and Religion (SLR) is still in its infancy as a sub-discipline in the macrosociolinguistic tradition. It is therefore no coincidence that the editorial collaboration to produce its first definitive text Explorations in the Sociology of Language and Religion has involved Joshua A. Fishman, often cited in the literature as one of the founders of the Sociology of Language. Tope Omoniyi brings to the collaboration an insightful and incisive critical eye for engaging with diversity in the treatment of language and religion. Together as editors they have successfully midwived the birth of SLR. The studies and debates contained in this volume revisit those themes that both of the contributory disciplines of Sociology of Language and Religion have common interest in. The contributing authors explore new methodologies and paradigms of analysis that they deem appropriate for this interesting and complex interface in an attempt to demonstrate how the shared interests of these disciplines impact social practices in various communities around the world. The ultimate objective of the discussions is to fashion tools for creating a body of new knowledge that supports the emergence of a better society. Towards this end, the authors have harnessed resources from varied geographical, cultural, linguistic and religious constituencies without compromising analytical depth. In the process, they have opened up new areas of sociolinguistic inquiry. The volume is thus presented as a highly useful reference resource both for undergraduate and postgraduate scholarship.
• Titolo autorizzato: Explorations in the sociology of language and religion
• ISBN: 1-282-15549-0; 9786612155499; 90-272-9337-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824798003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture ; ; v. 20.