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"This book analyses the power that religion wields upon the minds of individuals and communities and explores the predominance of language in the actual practice of religion. Through an investigation of the diverse forms of religious language available oral traditions, sacred texts, evangelical prose and national rhetoric used by faith-insiders such as missionaries, priests or religious leaders who play the communicators role between the sacred and the secular the essays in the volume reveal the dependence of religion upon language, demonstrating how religion draws strength from a past that is embedded in narratives, infusing the sacred language with political power. The book combines broad theoretical and normative reflections in contexts of original, detailed and closely examined empirical case-studies. Drawing upon resources across disciplines, the book?will be of interest to scholars of religion and religious studies, linguistics, politics, cultural studies, history,?sociology?and social anthropology."--Provided by publisher

Lily Halder, Bhanga Berar Panchali, Parampara, 2019, ₹350.00, 335 pp. (Paperback), ISBN: 978-93-88341-02-8.

Manohar Mouli Biswas, An Interpretation of Dalit Literature Aesthetic Theory and Movements: Through the lens of Ambedkarism. Kolkata: Chaturtha Duniya, 2017, ₹500, 296 pp. ISBN 978-81-926702-7-0.

This article will look at the media coverage of the devastating fire that occurred at a Kolkata hospital in December, 2011. A preventable one despite the catastrophic proportions it grew to, the fire killed over 90 people. The absolutely inept and callous way in which the fire was handled by the hospital staff shocked the city, and the media understandably gave it wide coverage. This article will focus on the city editions of the English newspapers to explore which issues received media attention and which got marginalized when this overwhelming tragedy was reported. In the painful exercise of interpreting and categorizing such extreme experiences, it is usually the media that carries out the job of disseminating information, images and ideas concerning the nature of the events. Through the coverage or non-coverage of these issues, the media reflects society's attempts to come to terms with such horrific tragedies. Using the reporting by the newspapers, the article will seek to enquire how the concepts of duty, responsibility and accountability are redefined by circumstances.

This book analyses the power that religion wields upon the minds of individuals and communities and explores the predominance of language in the actual practice of religion. Through an investigation of the diverse forms of religious language available — oral traditions, sacred texts, evangelical prose, and national rhetoric used by 'faith-insiders' such as missionaries, priests, or religious leaders who play the communicator's role between the sacred and the secular — the chapters in the volume reveal the dependence of religion upon language, demonstrating how religion draws strength from a past that is embedded in narratives, infusing the 'sacred' language with political power.A Language 'Clearly Understanded of the People':The Construction of an Anglo-Catholic Linguistic Identity 18502015Biblical Semiotics: The Language of SurvivalCultures of Sound: Lineages and Languages of Sutra Recitation in Goshirakawas JapanKaqchikel Spirituality in the shade of the Catholic DoctrineReclaiming the Sacred: Bengali Muslim Communitys Quest for a Jatiya IdentityReligion for Nation? Language Policy of the Churches in the Context of the Belarusian Nation-BuildingThe Translations of Buddhism, from Asia to the West: Shifting Languages, Adaptive Logics, AcculturationsThe Bdshshiyyas Tower of Babel: Cultural Diversity in a Transnational Sufi OrderThe Paradox of the Term Democracy in Arabic Discourse on the Islamic MovementsThe book combines broad theoretical and normative reflections in contexts of original, detailed and closely examined empirical case studies. Drawing upon resources across disciplines, the book will be of interest to scholars of religion and religious studies, linguistics, politics, cultural studies, history, sociology, and social anthropology.Voices, Texts and Contexts in Filipino Christianity Words Taken for Wonders: Conversion and Religious Authority among the Dalits of Colonial Chhattisgarh.