Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19912349 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John F A Sawyer (0000-0002-6276-3527, corresponding author), John Sawyer |
| Year | 2012 |
| Pages | 200 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9780203047750 |
| OpenAlex | W649895583 |
| Open Library | OL29427405M |
| ISBN | 9780203047750 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts is the first comprehensive study of the role of languages and texts in the religions of the Greco-Roman world, including Judaism and Christianity.It explores bilingualism, language learning, literacy, book production and translation, as well as some of the more explicitly religious factors, including beliefs about language, missionary zeal, ritual, conservatism and the power of a priestly establishment. Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts sheds new light on the role of the power of words, spoken and written, in religion
Art · Linguistics · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Philosophy · Bible, language, style · Bible, style · Language · Sacred books
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,23 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2020 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |