Concise Encyclopedia of Language and Religion

This title provides the specialist and the general reader with accurate, up-to-date information on every aspect of the crucial interface between language and religion.

Klappentext

Offers information on various aspects of the crucial interface between language and religion. This title explains the discussion of various topics including the creation of special sacred scripts, religious calligraphy, and the use of religious symbols in meditation, magic and elsewhere by illustrations, diagrams and tables.

Zusammenfassung
"Profoundly delicate relations between religion and language have been a fascinating feature of cultural history since time immemorial. Yet there has been no systematic exploration or overview of the subject. At last this gap has been filled by specialists both in linguistics and in a wide range of religious traditions. This finely balanced reference work is a unique resource which will prove indispensable for all students of religion." --Michael Pye, Professor of Study of Religions, University of Marburg, Germany

"the erudition of the scholarship and the very appealing physical layout, make this a particularly significant contribution to the study of language in its diverse contexts in the modern era." --Peter G. Ridell, London Bible College

E.F.K. Koerner, Cologne University
"Like other previous volumes in the series,... the present volume contains close to 200 (and if biographical entries are added, many more) mostly short articles, arranged under seven major sections...Unlike in previous volumes, the present one has introductions by the first editor to all six main sections." --Histographia Linguistica

J.K. Aitken
"a major reference work of lasting value. ...The range and detail of all entries ensure the value of this book as a reference work not only for students, but for scholars wishing a brief introduction to topics on the intersection of language/linguistics and religious studies." --Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Vol 99

Inhalt

Provisional contents: Part and selected chapter headings: General Introduction - Language and Religion. Language in the Context of Particular Religions. African indigenous religions. Celtic religion. Hinduism. Judaism. Quakerism. Zoroastrianism. Sacred Texts and Translations. Bible. Book of Mormon. Talmud. Religious Languages and Scripts. Arabic. Coptic. Gothic. Sanskrit. Yiddish. Special Language Uses. Archaism. Hymns. Mysticism. Parable. Beliefs about Language. Babel. Fundamentalism. Taboo words. Religion and the Study of Language. Arab and Persian phonetics. Hebrew grammarians. Plato and his predecessors. Biographies. R. Ascham, W. Benjamin, M. Daly, J. Huss, J. Lacan, E. Nida, G. Postel, Ulfilas, L. Wittgenstein. Glossary. Transcriptional Conventions.