Sacred Speakers

Language And Culture Among The Haredim In Israel

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19976084
AutoresSimeon D Baumel (autor de correspondencia)
Año2005
Fecha de publicación2005-12-30
Open AccessSí
TipoBOOK
RevistaSacred Speakers (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialJapan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology (PUBLISHER • JP)
DOI10.1515/9781782389323
OpenAlexW1225836193
Open LibraryOL38730746M
ISBN9781782389323
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9

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. Simeon D. Baumel was born in the United States and moved to Israel in 1969 where he studied organic chemistry and taught in the field for many years before completing a Ph.D. in linguistics at Bar Ilan University. He is the coordinator of EFL studies at Achva College, Beer Tuvia and has written a number of articles dealing with language and culture among Jewish minority populations

Comprehension approach · Ethnic group · First language · Judaism · Language education · Language policy · Linguistics · Modernity · Pedagogy · Political science · Presentation (obstetrics) · Realm · Sociology · Sociology of language · Anthropology · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Jewish Identity and Society · Law · Medicine · Philosophy · Aramaic language · Hebrew language · Intellectual life · Israel · Language · Language and culture · Language and languages · Religious aspects · Religious aspects of Language and languages · Social aspects · Social aspects of Aramaic language · Social aspects of Hebrew language · Social aspects of Talmudic hebrew language · Social aspects of Yiddish language · Social life and customs · Talmudic Hebrew language · Ultra-Orthodox Jews · Yiddish language