The Routledge Handbook of Language and Religion (Routledge Handbooks in Linguistics)

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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