Gender and the Language Religion
Allyson . Ed(S): Jule
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Description for Gender and the Language Religion
Hardback. Editor(s): Jule, Allyson. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; HR; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
This book contributes to an understanding of the complex relationship of gender and language alongside religion and religious life as experienced by various religious groups around the world. The intention is to put forward current studies in the field of linguistics and explore how gender and various religions intersect with language use. The universal and diverse experience of religion provides for this unique collection of papers concerning the use of language in religious liturgy, in religious communities, and in interaction with identity. As such, the book will attract students and researchers in discourse, gender studies and religious studies.
This book contributes to an understanding of the complex relationship of gender and language alongside religion and religious life as experienced by various religious groups around the world. The intention is to put forward current studies in the field of linguistics and explore how gender and various religions intersect with language use. The universal and diverse experience of religion provides for this unique collection of papers concerning the use of language in religious liturgy, in religious communities, and in interaction with identity. As such, the book will attract students and researchers in discourse, gender studies and religious studies.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Number of Pages
281
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403948625
SKU
V9781403948625
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Ref
99-15
About Allyson . Ed(S): Jule
NANCY BERKOWITZ is an Independent Consultant in Research, Measurement and Evaluation in Massachusetts, USA FAZILA BHIMIJI is Lecturer in Humanities at the University of Central Lancashire, UK FRANCIS BRITTO is Professor of Linguistics at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan DEBRA COHEN is at the Hebrew University, Newton Centre, Massachusetts, USA SHARTRIYA COLLIER is at Temple University in Philadelphia, USA SAMIRA ... Read more
Reviews for Gender and the Language Religion
'On the whole, Allyson Julé's Gender and the Language of Religion represents a useful collection of well-written papers by scholars of varying backgrounds (measurement and evaluation, sociolinguistics, education psychology, language education, theoretical and applied linguistics, and communication). It can easily become a compulsory reading for students in various interdisciplinary studies, ... Read more