Heavenly readings : liturgical literacy in a multilingual context / / Andrey Rosowsky

• Autore: Rosowsky Andrey <1956->
• Pubblicazione: Bristol, [Eng.] ; ; Buffalo, [N.Y.], : Multilingual Matters, c2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (254 p.)
• Disciplina: 297.7/70941
• Soggetto topico: Islamic religious education; Islam - Rituals; Language and languages - Study and teaching; Literacy
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Heavenly readings
• ISBN: 1-281-87851-0; 9786611878511; 1-84769-094-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823435103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: New perspectives on language and education.