An Introduction to Religious Language: Exploring Theolinguistics in Contemporary Contexts

by Valerie Hobbs and Valerie Hobbs

Religious language is all around us, embedded in advertising, politics and news media. This book introduces readers to the field of theolinguistics, the study of religious language. Investigating the ways in which people talk to and about God, about the sacred and about religion itself, it considers why people make certain linguistic choices and what they accomplish.

Introducing the key methods required for examining religious language,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350095745
• ISBN13: 9781350095748
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"