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Sacred Speakers : Language and Culture among the ultra-Orthodox in Israel / Simeon D. Baumel.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2006]Copyright date: ©2006Description: 1 online resource (248 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781845450625
  • 9781782389323
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 296.8/32095694 22
LOC classification:
  • BM390
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- 1 INTRODUCTION: WHO ARE THE HAREDIM? -- 2 JEWS AND LANGUAGE THROUGHOUT THE AGES -- 3 HISTORICAL OVERVIEW -- 4 DA’AT TORAH AND THE PUBLIC DOMAIN -- 5 THE DOMESTIC SPHERE: LANGUAGE IN HAREDI “SPACE” -- 6 EDUCATIONAL FRAMEWORKS -- 7 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE AMONG SEFARADI HAREDIM -- 8 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE AMONG DIASPORA HAREDIM: A COMPARISON -- 9 CONCLUSIONS -- GLOSSARY -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX
Summary: Despite its outwardly static and traditional appearance, the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) world is engaged in a constant cultural dialogue with modernity. This dialogue is exceptionally visible in the realm of language as shown in this study that examines the language and culture of four ultra-Orthodox groups found in Israel: the Ashkenazi (European) Mitnagdim-Lithuanians, and the Oriental Sefaradi Haredim. After the presentation of the historical background of the four sects, the author analyzes the public and private domains, focusing on language as used in many different forms and situations, and on the management of language. He furthermore compares the language policies of British, American, and French Haredim belonging to the Habad, Gur, Mitnagdic and Sefaradi sects to those in Israel and finds many similarities between the groups. The book concludes with the proposal of an interdisciplinary model, based on the Haredi case study, which can be used by language planners worldwide to understand the issues of language maintenance and loss among ethnic and ethno-religious minorities.
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- 1 INTRODUCTION: WHO ARE THE HAREDIM? -- 2 JEWS AND LANGUAGE THROUGHOUT THE AGES -- 3 HISTORICAL OVERVIEW -- 4 DA’AT TORAH AND THE PUBLIC DOMAIN -- 5 THE DOMESTIC SPHERE: LANGUAGE IN HAREDI “SPACE” -- 6 EDUCATIONAL FRAMEWORKS -- 7 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE AMONG SEFARADI HAREDIM -- 8 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE AMONG DIASPORA HAREDIM: A COMPARISON -- 9 CONCLUSIONS -- GLOSSARY -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX

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Despite its outwardly static and traditional appearance, the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) world is engaged in a constant cultural dialogue with modernity. This dialogue is exceptionally visible in the realm of language as shown in this study that examines the language and culture of four ultra-Orthodox groups found in Israel: the Ashkenazi (European) Mitnagdim-Lithuanians, and the Oriental Sefaradi Haredim. After the presentation of the historical background of the four sects, the author analyzes the public and private domains, focusing on language as used in many different forms and situations, and on the management of language. He furthermore compares the language policies of British, American, and French Haredim belonging to the Habad, Gur, Mitnagdic and Sefaradi sects to those in Israel and finds many similarities between the groups. The book concludes with the proposal of an interdisciplinary model, based on the Haredi case study, which can be used by language planners worldwide to understand the issues of language maintenance and loss among ethnic and ethno-religious minorities.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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