宗教と言語のかかわりに焦点を当てる初のハンドブック。全30章にわたって、認知言語学、談話分析、社会言語学、語用論、会話分析などの種々の言語学的アプローチ、哲学、社会学、神学を含む学際的な傾向に対応。This is the first ever comprehensive collection of research on religion and language, with over 35 authors from 15 countries, presenting a range of linguistic and discourse analytic research on religion and belief in different discourse contexts. The handbook focuses on three major topics: Religious and Sacred Language, Institutional Discourse, and Religious Identity and Community. Scholars from a variety of different disciplinary backgrounds investigate these topics using a range of linguistic perspectives including Cognitive Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Sociolinguistics, Pragmatics, and Conversation Analysis.