TY - BOOK AU - Baumel,Simeon D. TI - Sacred Speakers: Language and Culture among the ultra-Orthodox in Israel SN - 9781845450625 AV - BM390 U1 - 296.8/32095694 22 PY - 2006///] CY - New York, Oxford PB - Berghahn Books KW - Aramaic language KW - Social aspects KW - Israel KW - Hebrew language KW - Hebrew language, Talmudic KW - Language and languages KW - Religious aspects KW - Judaism KW - Ultra-Orthodox Jews KW - Intellectual life KW - Language KW - Yiddish language KW - RELIGION / Judaism / Orthodox KW - bisacsh KW - Jewish Studies, Cultural Studies (General) N1 - 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; restricted access N2 - 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 UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781782389323 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781782389323 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781782389323/original ER -