Religion and Language in Post-Soviet Russia

Religion and Language in Post-Soviet Russia
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 201
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ISBN-10 : 9781136736131
ISBN-13 : 1136736131
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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.


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