Religion and Language in Post-Soviet Russia
| Author | : Brian P. Bennett |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 201 |
| Release | : 2011-04-29 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781136736131 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1136736131 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (131 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Religion and Language in Post-Soviet Russia by : Brian P. Bennett
Download or read book Religion and Language in Post-Soviet Russia written by Brian P. Bennett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-04-29 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Church Slavonic, one of the world’s historic sacred languages, has experienced a revival in post-Soviet Russia. Blending religious studies and sociolinguistics, this book looks at Church Slavonic in the contemporary period. It uses Slavonic in order to analyse a number of 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 Western cults and culture.
