Language Maintenance, Revival and Shift in the Sociology of Religion / Rajeshwari Vijay Pandharipande, Miriam Eisenstein Ebsworth, Maya Khemlani David.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

David, Maya Khemlani, Editor.

Eisenstein, Miriam R., Editor.

Pandharipande, Rajeshwari, Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 212 pages)

Place of Publication:

Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Multilingual Matters, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Contributors

1. Introduction

2. The Decline of the Vernacular in the Chinese Religion in Singapore

3. Singing in My Language(s): How Religious Verse and Song Contribute to Minority Language Maintenance

4. The Role of Islam in the Language Maintenance of the Malay Muslims in Singapore

5. The Role of Religion in Written Language Maintenance and Shift in Uganda

6. Faith and Language Maintenance in Transnational Places of Worship: Brazilian Christian Settings in London

7. Language Shift but Religious and Cultural Maintenance: A Study of the Punjabi Sikh Community in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

8. Does Religion Promote as well as Retard Language Maintenance in a Multilingual Context? Evidence from Hinduism and Buddhism

9. Religion and Education in the Preservation of Hebrew and Other Jewish Language Varieties

10. The Role of the Islamic Movement in Maintaining Standard Arabic in Israel

11. Development of Hebrew/ English Biliteracy in a Jewish Day School: Issues of Language and Identity

12. Islamic Religious Education, Identity and the Arabic Language Among University Students in Southwestern Nigeria

13. Religion and Algerian Languages in the Education System

14. Epilogue

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

9781788926683

1788926684

9781788926676

1788926676

OCLC:

1138499266