Publications

Publication details [#4104]

Gumperz, John J. 1964. Religion and social communication in village North India. Journal of Asian Studies 23 : 89–97.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

religious language | social context

Annotation

On the linguistic and communicative properties of religious performances in the village of Khalapur (80 miles north of Delhi). G. analyzes their social function in respect to other aspects of the local communication network.

Reprints

Gumperz, John J. 1971. In Gumperz, John J., ed. Language in social groups. Selected and introduced by Anwar S. Dil. Stanford UP. pp. 190–204.