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Language Maintenance, Revival and Shift in the Sociology of Religion

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Language Maintenance, Revival and Shift in the Sociology of Religion Synopsis

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. 

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ISBN: 9781788926669
Publication date: 6th December 2019
Author: Rajeshwari Vijay Pandharipande
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 232 pages
Genres: Social groups: religious groups and communities
Bilingualism and multilingualism