Religion and language in post-Soviet Russia

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Church Slavonic, one of the world's historic sacred languages, has experienced a revival in post-Soviet Russia. Blending religious studies and sociolinguistics, this is the first book devoted to Church Slavonic in the contemporary period. It is not a narrow study in linguistics, but uses Slavonic as a passkey into various wider topics, including the renewal and factionalism of the Orthodox Church; the transformation of the Russian language; and the debates about protecting the nation from Weste…

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Full title :Religion and language in post-Soviet Russia / Brian P. Bennett.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:Abingdon, Oxon
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xii, 184 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780203818435, 0203818431, 1283443023, 9781283443029, 9786613443021, 6613443026, 1136736131, 9781136736131
DOI:10.4324/9780203818435
oclc:ocn732320236
LC Classification:PG615
Dewey Decimal:491.8/1701094709049

Introduction -- Religion, language, religious language -- Az, buki, vedi: the abc's of religious literacy -- Translator, traitor: the debate over liturgical language -- Logos: Slavonic letterforms and the graphic environment -- From Marx and Lenin to Cyril and Methodius -- Scripting Russian history: alphabet mysticism and conspiracy theory -- Conclusion.

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Church Slavic language Church Slavic language -- Russia (Feder… FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Slavic Langua… Langage et culture -- Russie Language and culture Language and culture -- Russia (Federat… Russe (Langue) -- Aspect religieux Russia (Federation) Russian language -- Religious aspects