Arabic in the fray: language ideology and cultural politics
Auteur :
Suleiman, Yasir
Éditeur :
Edinburgh University Press
ISBN :
9780748680313
Date de publication :
31 juil. 2013
Poids :
498 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The pre-modern period saw a background of inter-ethnic strife among Arabs and non-Arabs, mainly Persians. Starting from the symbolic and cognitive roles of language, the author shows how discussions about the inimitability and (un)translatability of the Qur'an in this period were, at some deep level, concerned with issues of ethnic election.