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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rosowsky, Andrey, 1956-

Series:

New perspectives on language and education.

New perspectives on language and education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic religious education.

Islam--Rituals.

Islam.

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Literacy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

ISBN:

9786611878511

9781281878519

1281878510

9781847690944

1847690947

OCLC:

476205512