The Performance of Multilingual and ‘Ultralingual’ Devotional Practices by Young British Muslims

Download or read book The Performance of Multilingual and ‘Ultralingual’ Devotional Practices by Young British Muslims written by Andrey Rosowsky and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2021-03-24 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the wide range of multilingual devotional performances engaged in by young Muslims in the UK today. It evaluates the contemporary mosque school in the UK and contrasts this with practices from the past and with prevailing discourses (both political and other) which suggest that such institutions are problematic. It also challenges the highly-politicised and mediatised discourse which suggests that linguistic diversity presents a threat to the privileging of monolingualism in the UK. Finally, it argues for the usefulness of the term ‘ultralingual’ when analysing the multilingual devotional language performances of these young people.