Languages of Islam and Christianity in Post-Soviet Russia
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Word Count
55,000 words, Guess
Page Count
220 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139789004426443
- ISBN-109004426442
- Library of Congress Control Number2020019014
- OCLC Control Number1154986343
- Better World Books9789004426443
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL38047197M
Classifications
- LCCP35.5.R9S553 2020
- LCCP35.5.R9 S553 2020
Description
"In her book, Gulnaz Sibgatullina examines the intricate relationship of religion, identity and language-related beliefs against the background of socio-political changes in post-Soviet Russia. Focusing on the Russian and Tatar languages, she explores how they simultaneously serve the needs of both Muslims and Christians living in the country today. Mapping linguistic strategies of missionaries, converts and religious authorities, Sibgatullina demonstrates how sacred vocabulary in each of the languages is being contested by a variety of social actors, often with competing agendas. These linguistic collisions not only affect meanings of the religious lexicon in Tatar and Russian but also drive a gradual convergence of Russia's Islam and Christianity"--
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