Languages of Islam and Christianity in post-Soviet Russia
1. Introduction -- 2. Mapping the Discourse on Religion in Russia -- Part I. The Russian Language of Islam: 3. Translating Islam into the Language of the Russian State and the ROC -- 4. Discursive Strategies in Conversion Narratives of Russian Muslims -- 5. Envisioning a Russian(-Speaking) Umma -- P...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Leiden Boston
Brill Rodopi
[2020]
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Studies in Slavic and general linguistics (volume 46)
Jahr: 2020 |
| Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift: | Studies in Slavic and general linguistics
volume 46 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Russland
/ Islam
/ Christentum
/ Sprache
/ Russisch
/ Tatarisch
/ Geschichte 1990-2020
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| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Russian language
Religious aspects
Islam
B Sociolinguistics B Tatar language Religious aspects Christianity B Linguistics B Russia (Federation) Ethnic relations B Language and culture (Russia (Federation)) |
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| Zusammenfassung: | 1. Introduction -- 2. Mapping the Discourse on Religion in Russia -- Part I. The Russian Language of Islam: 3. Translating Islam into the Language of the Russian State and the ROC -- 4. Discursive Strategies in Conversion Narratives of Russian Muslims -- 5. Envisioning a Russian(-Speaking) Umma -- Part II. The Tatar Language of Christianity: 6. Daniil Sysoev: Mission and Martyrdom -- 7. From Religious to Ethnic Minority: Discourses on Kräshens -- 8. Battle of the Books: Tatar Translations of the New Testament -- 9. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index. "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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| ISBN: | 9004426450 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004426450 |