"Arabic is the language of the Muslims–that's how it was supposed to be": exploring language and religious identity through reflective accounts from young British-born South Asians
This study explores how a group of young British-born South Asians understood and defined their religious and linguistic identities, focusing upon the role played by heritage languages and liturgical languages and by religious socialisation. Twelve British-born South Asians were interviewed using a...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Taylor & Francis
2010
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Mental health, religion & culture
Année: 2010, Volume: 13, Numéro: 1, Pages: 17-36 |
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B South Asians B Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis B Religion B Identity B Qualitative B Culture |
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Résumé: | This study explores how a group of young British-born South Asians understood and defined their religious and linguistic identities, focusing upon the role played by heritage languages and liturgical languages and by religious socialisation. Twelve British-born South Asians were interviewed using a semi-structured interview schedule. Interview transcripts were subjected to interpretative phenomenological analysis. Four superordinate themes are reported. These addressed participants’ meaning-making regarding "the sanctification of language" and the consequential suitability of "the liturgical language as a symbol of religious community"; the themes of "ethnic pride versus religious identity" and "linguistic Otherness and religious alienation" concerned potential ethno-linguistic barriers to a positive religious identity. Findings are interpreted in terms of concepts drawn from relevant identity theories and tentative recommendations are offered concerning the facilitation of positive religious and ethnic identities. |
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ISSN: | 1469-9737 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13674670903127205 |