Some Linguistic Implications of Transferring Rituals Online:

مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Some Linguistic Implications of Transferring Rituals Online: "
Andrey Rosowsky

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1082562
Doc. No	:	LA126191
Call No	:	‭10.1163/21659214-00803001‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Andrey Rosowsky
Title & Author	:	Some Linguistic Implications of Transferring Rituals Online: [Article] : The Case of bay’ah or Allegiance Pledging in Sufism\ Andrey Rosowsky
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture
Date	:	2019
Volume/ Issue Number	:	8/3
Page No	:	382–407
Abstract	:	Within the growing body of research devoted to exploring digital religion (), relatively little attention has been paid to the linguistic implications of religion moving online. In a study focusing on the online ritual of bay’ah, or allegiance pledging, in Sufism, this article presents findings that identify instances of language form and practice being modified and transformed when ritual moves online. Two aspects of linguistic change are considered. The first explores how an offline, predominantly orally based ritual transfers to a predominantly visual and written mode of communication online. The second considers how ritual performativity is maintained, modified or reduced as a consequence of this transfer. Using a combination of multimodal discourse analysis and speech act theory, an analysis of the findings suggests that a variety of approaches are used by designers of online ritual portals to address these linguistic challenges.
Descriptor	:	language
Descriptor	:	linguistic
Descriptor	:	literacy
Descriptor	:	online
Descriptor	:	orality
Descriptor	:	ritual
Descriptor	:	Sufism
Descriptor	:	transfer
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/21659214-00803001‬