Learning and performing Sanskrit as a sacred language: Children’s religious repertoires and syncretic practice in London
International Journal of Bilingualism
Published online on July 24, 2024
Abstract
International Journal of Bilingualism, Ahead of Print.
Aim:We investigate how children in the Sri Lankan Tamil Hindu/Saiva faith community in London learn and use Sanskrit alongside Tamil and/or English and other multimodal and embodied resources to communicate with the Divine.Methodology:The data were ...
Aim:We investigate how children in the Sri Lankan Tamil Hindu/Saiva faith community in London learn and use Sanskrit alongside Tamil and/or English and other multimodal and embodied resources to communicate with the Divine.Methodology:The data were ...