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    “Arabic is the language of the Muslims - that’s how it was supposed to be”: exploring language and religious identity through reflective accounts from young British-born Asians.

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    2010
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    Jaspal, Rusi;
    Coyle, Adrian
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    Abstract
    This study explores how a group of young British-born South Asians understood and defined their religious and linguistic identities, focusing upon the role played by heritage languages and liturgical languages and by religious socialisation. Twelve British-born South Asians were interviewed using a semi-structured interview schedule. Interview transcripts were subjected to interpretative pheno- menological analysis. Four superordinate themes are reported. These addressed participants’ meaning-making regarding ‘‘the sanctification of language’’ and the consequential suitability of ‘‘the liturgical language as a symbol of religious community’’; the themes of ‘‘ethnic pride versus religious identity’’ and ‘‘linguistic Otherness and religious alienation’’ concerned potential ethno-linguistic barriers to a positive religious identity. Findings are interpreted in terms of concepts drawn from relevant identity theories and tentative recommendations are offered concerning the facilitation of positive religious and ethnic identities.
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    Citation : Jaspal, R. and Coyle, A. (2010) “Arabic is the language of the Muslims - that’s how it was supposed to be”: exploring language and religious identity through reflective accounts from young British-born Asians. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 13 (1), pp. 17-36.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/2086/8027
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1080/13674670903127205
    ISSN : 1367–4676
    Research Group : Psychology
    Research Institute : Media Discourse Centre (MDC)
    Research Institute : Mary Seacole Research Centre
    Peer Reviewed : Yes
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