{"product_id":"the-languages-of-religion-exploring-the-politics-of-the-sacred-paperback","title":"The Languages of Religion: Exploring the Politics of the Sacred - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSipra Mukherjee\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book analyses the power that religion wields upon the minds of individuals and communities and explores the predominance of language in the actual practice of religion. Through an investigation of the diverse forms of religious language available - oral traditions, sacred texts, evangelical prose, and national rhetoric used by 'faith-insiders' such as missionaries, priests, or religious leaders who play the communicator's role between the sacred and the secular - the chapters in the volume reveal the dependence of religion upon language, demonstrating how religion draws strength from a past that is embedded in narratives, infusing the 'sacred' language with political power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book combines broad theoretical and normative reflections in contexts of original, detailed and closely examined empirical case studies. Drawing upon resources across disciplines, the book will be of interest to scholars of religion and religious studies, linguistics, politics, cultural studies, history, sociology, and social anthropology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSipra Mukherjee\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor in the Department of English, West Bengal State University, India. Her research interests are religion, caste, and power. Her publications include\u003ci\u003e Interrogating My Chandal Life: An Autobiography of a Dalit \u003c\/i\u003e(translation of Manoranjan Byapari's\u003ci\u003e Itibritte Chandal Jeeban\u003c\/i\u003e, 2018), \u003ci\u003eModern English Literature, 1890-1960\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), Special Issue on Religion and Language, \u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of the Sociology of Language\u003c\/i\u003e (edited, 2013), and\u003ci\u003e The Calcutta Mosaic: Minority Communities of Calcutta \u003c\/i\u003e(co-edited, 2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42163818332295,"sku":"9780367479213","price":97.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/53cb7726d2e3899a1b926756c5019568.webp?v=1733300234","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-languages-of-religion-exploring-the-politics-of-the-sacred-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}