Community

doi:10.1017/9781108863957.010

10 - Community

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 June 2021

Andrey Rosowsky

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Stephen Pihlaja

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Stephen Pihlaja: Affiliation:
Newman University

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Introduces the concept of community and the role of ritual language, interaction, and language in creating and maintaining religious communities, in terms of passing on rituals and practices using sacred, liturgical language.

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religion language belief community code-switching translanguaging

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Information: Analysing Religious Discourse , pp. 162 - 178

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108863957.010 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2021

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