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Concept

religious linguistics

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260

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127

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About

Religious linguistics is an interdisciplinary field of study that investigates the multifaceted relationships between language and religion. It examines how language is used within religious contexts, including sacred texts, rituals, sermons, prayers, and everyday religious discourse, as well as how religious beliefs, practices, and communities influence linguistic structures, usage, and variation across different cultures and historical periods. This field seeks to understand the linguistic features of religious communication, the social and cognitive functions of religious language, and the role of language in the formation, transmission, and experience of religious meaning and identity.

Top Authors

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DB

University of Pennsylvania

JC

University of Pennsylvania

ML

The University of Melbourne

HH

Dartmouth College

JK

Université de Yaoundé I

Top Institutions

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Stanford University

Stanford, United States

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, United States

University of Georgia

Athens, United States

University of Kent

Canterbury, United Kingdom