Explorations in the Sociology of Language and Religion

Abstract

1. 1. Introduction (by Omoniyi, Tope) 2. PART 1: Effects of religion on language 3. 2. A decalogue of basic theoretical perspectives for a sociology of language and religion (by Fishman, Joshua A.) 4. 3. Language and world order in Baha'i perspective: A new paradigm revealed (by Meyjes, Gregory Paul P.) 5. 4. Religion and traditional beliefs in West African English: A linguistic analysis (by Wolf, Hans-Georg) 6. 5. Eastern-Christian tradition and the Georgian language (by Bolkvadze, Tinatin) 7. 6. Alcoholism and authority: The secularization of religious vernaculars (by McCarron, Kevin) 8. 7. The role of religion in the language choice and identity among Lithuanian immigrants in Scotland (by Dzialtuvaite, Jurgita) 9. 8. Religion, social history, and language maintenance: African languages in post-apartheid South Africa (by Kamwangamalu, Nkonko M.) 10. 9. Creating God in our own image: The attributes of God in the Yoruba socio-cultural environment (by Salami, L.Oladipo) 11. PART 2: The mutuality of language and religion 12. 10. Societal multilingualism and multifaithism: A sociology of language and religion perspective (by Omoniyi, Tope) 13. 11. Ideology, authority, and language choice: Language of religion in South Asia (by Pandharipande, Rajeshwari V.) 14. 12. The shifting role of languages in Lebanese Christian and Muslim identities (by Joseph, John E.) 15. 13. Language and religion in Bethlehem: A socio-historical linguistic perspective (by Amara, Muhammad Hasan) 16. 14. The role of language in some ethnic churches in Melbourne (by Woods, Anya) 17. 15. Language use and religious practice: The case of Singapore (by Chew, Phyllis Ghim Lian) 18. PART 3 : Effects of language on religion 19. 16. 'Etymythological othering' and the power of 'lexical engineering' in Judaism, Islam and Christianity: A socio-philo(sopho)logical perspective (by Zuckermann, Ghil'ad) 20. 17. Language, culture, science and the sacred: Issues and concerns in curriculum development for indigenous Americans (by Carrasco, Roberto Luis) 21. 18. Prayers as an integrative factor in Jewish religious discourse communities (by Chruszczewski, Piotr P.) 22. 19. Maligned and misunderstood: Marginal movements and UK law (by Mooney, Annabelle) 23. PART 4: Language and religion on literacy 24. 20. The role of liturgical literacy in UK Muslim communities (by Rosowsky, Andrey) 25. 21. The Shamanic book: Diversity, language and writing in an indigenous community in Brazil (by Menezes de Souza, Lynn Mario T.) 26. 22. Epilogue (by Omoniyi, Tope) 27. Index