The Routledge Handbook of Language and Religion

Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Contributors
Foreword
1 Language and Religion
Background
Aims and Overview
Part I: Religious & Sacred Language
Part II: Institutional Discourse
Part III: Religious Identity & Community
Conclusion
References
Part I Religious & Sacred Language
2 The Learning of Sacred Languages
Introduction and Background
Phonology in the Learning of Quranic Arabic and Sanskrit
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
References
Acknowledgments
3 Sacred Languages
Introduction and Background
Case Study: Church Slavonic in Contemporary Russia
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
References
4 Digital Media and the Sacred
Introduction and Background
Digital Media and The Sacred: Khutbahs Vs Tweets
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
References
5 Metaphors and Gestures in Prayers in Islam
Introduction and Background
An Examination of Prayers in Islam: Metaphors in Gesture
Azan
Wudu
Getting Dressed
Direction
Takbeerat Al-Ihram
The Opening (Al Fatiha)
Ruku and Sujud
Tashahhud and Tasleem
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
References
6 Religious Minority Representations in Arabic Language
Introduction and Background
Analysing Identity in Christian Minority Representations in Modern Egypt
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
References
7 Pragmatic Functions of Religious Expressions
Introduction and Background
la: ʔila:ha ʔilla ʔalla:h ‘No god but Allah’
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
References
8 Symbols and Icons in Buddhist Worship
Introduction and Background
Conceptual Mappings in Buddhist Iconography From an Embodied Perspective
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
References
9 Analysing Metaphor in Religious Discourse in Literature
Introduction and Background
Metaphor and Religious Discourse in Fludd (Hilary Mantel, 1989)
Metaphor in Fludd
Metaphor as Fludd
Metonymy and Fludd
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
References
10 Language, Religion, and the Digital World
Introduction and Background
The Development of Religious Discourse Online
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
Source Videos
References
11 Variation of Language in Religious Texts
Introduction and Background
MultiParT in Biblical Viewpoint Study
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
References
Part II Institutional Discourse
12 Religion, Literature, and the Secondary Classroom
Introduction and Background
Interrogating Faith in the English Literature Classroom
Methodology
Extract 1: Questioning Philosophy
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
References
13 Religious Greeting Messages as a Genre of Institutional Communication
Introduction and Background
Religious Greeting Messages: Joe Biden’s Ramadan Greetings and the Vatican’s Vesakh Greetings
Secular-to-Religious Communication: Joe Biden’s Message On the Occasion of Ramadan
Religious-to-Religious Communication: the PCID’s Vesakh Message to the Buddhists
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
References
14 Representation of Religion in News Media Discourse
Introduction and Background
Corpus Analysis of Representations of Islam in the UK Press
War, Conflict, and Terrorism Vs. Reporting of Everyday Life and Events
Western Political Conflict Vs. Overseas Conflict
Corruption and Human Rights Vs. The Aftermath of Terror Attacks
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
References
15 Pandemic Sermon Rhetoric and Evangelism
Introduction and Background
Pandemic Sermonic Rhetoric
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
References
16 Language Policies and Religious Practice
Introduction and Background
Language Policies and Religious Practice
Language Policies for Liturgical Practice
Language Policy and Proselytisation
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
References
17 Politeness in Religious Discourse
Introduction and Background
Face-Enhancing Acts in the Opening Phase of Papal Speeches
Address Forms
Enhancing the Image of the Benefactor
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
References
Source URLs
18 Religion in the Discourse of Abortion
Introduction and Background
Religion in Pro- and Anti-Abortion Discourses
Religious Language in Ireland’s Abortion Referenda: A Critical Discourse Analysis
Implications and Future Directions
Notes
Further Reading
References
19 Religious Oratory and Language Online
Introduction and Background
Modelling Language Choices: Some Examples of Contemporary Religious Oratory
Presentation of Examples and Theoretical Framework
Televangelism Performed in Front of an Audience
Participatory Preaching
Rhetorical Staging and Dialogic Staging
“Vehement” Ethos
Online Televangelism
The “Instavangelist”
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
References
20 Catholicism and Social Media
Introduction and Background
Two Perspectives to Understand Social Media Use
Top Down: Institutional Discourse
Bottom Up: Participant Discourse
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
References
Part III Religious Identity & Community
21 Religion, Identity, and Second Language
Introduction and Background
The Importance of Religion in Examining Language Use and Attitude in L2 Context
Us, Myself and the Other
Religion and Second Language Variation
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
References
22 Selling English in an Islamic Society
Introduction and Background
Islamic-Saudi Identity Representation in Advertisements Produced By Private English Language Teaching Schools
English as an Anglophonic Language
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
References
23 Narratives and Religious Identity
Introduction and Background
Co-constructing a Collective Muslim Identity Through Collaborative Narrative Events
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
References
24 Jewish Languages and American Jewishness
Introduction and Background
Doing Jewishness With Language in the United States
Yiddish
Judeo-Spanish
Hebrew
Jewish English
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
References
25 Multilanguaging in Interreligious Encounters
Introduction and Background
Meaning-Making and Hospitality Through Multilanguaging
Negotiating a Conversational Code
Co-constructing Shared Meaning
Metaphorical Code-Switching
Linguistic Hospitality
Discussion
Implications and Future Directions
Transcription Conventions
General
Arabic Transliteration
Further Reading
References
26 Ritual Language, Ritual Community
Introduction and Background
Funeral Rituals On the Sixth Day After a Death
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
References
27 Religious Identity in Discourse
Introduction and Background
Discursive Construals of Religious Identity in Rural Canada
Belonging
Not (Or Partial) Belonging
Stance-Taking
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
References
28 Conversion Narratives
Introduction and Background
‘I Was Looking for K...a’: Conversion Narratives of ISKCON Followers
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
References
29 Cognitive Metaphor and Religion
Introduction and Background
The Role of Movement and Containment Metaphors in Relationship and State ICMs in Religious Language
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
References
30 Religious Ritual and Language in the Local Community
Introduction and Background
Religious Ritual and Language in Local Communities
Implications and Future Directions
Further Reading
References
Index