Language and Religion

Jason García Portilla
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Jason García Portilla: University of St. Gallen

Chapter Chapter 11 in Ye Shall Know Them by Their Fruits, 2022, pp 185-188 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter explores the influence of religion and hegemony on language by concentrating on English, German and the Romance languages widely spoken in Europe and the Americas. Bible translations have helped to keep alive native languages. German and English are associated with the Reformation and have thus been highly influenced by the Bible. In turn, Roman languages are associated with the status quo of the Roman Empire, i.e. Roman Church-State. The Roman Church-State condemned—and sought to impede—any effort to bring the Holy Scriptures within reach of common people, in order to prevent what happened in Germany and England. Thus, the influence of the Bible on Latin languages has been limited.

Keywords: Language; the Holy Bible; German; English; Roman or Latin languages (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-78498-0_11

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