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Language and Religion

In: “Ye Shall Know Them by Their Fruits”

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  • Jason García Portilla

    (University of St. Gallen)

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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.

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  • Jason García Portilla, 2022. "Language and Religion," Contributions to Economics, in: “Ye Shall Know Them by Their Fruits”, chapter 0, pages 185-188, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:conchp:978-3-030-78498-0_11
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-78498-0_11
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