Revivalistics: Language reclamation, spirituality and wellbeing

dc.contributor.authorZuckermann, G.
dc.contributor.editorBabie, P.
dc.contributor.editorSarre, R.
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractTo what extent does knowledge and use of language affect spirituality and wellbeing? Hallett et al. discovered a clear correlation in British Columbia (Canada) between Aboriginal language loss and youth suicide. However, so far there has been no study of a correlation in the other direction, i.e. the impact of language revival on improved mental health and reduction in suicide. There is some evidence that just as language loss increases suicidal ideation and depression, language gain reduces mental ill-health, and improves spirituality and wellbeing. In this chapter I make these links, and argue that language revival reconnects people who have ‘lost’ their ‘soul’ with their cultural autonomy, intellectual sovereignty and spirituality.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityGhil’ad Zuckermann
dc.identifier.citationReligion Matters: The Contemporary Relevance of Religion, 2020 / Babie, P., Sarre, R. (ed./s), Ch.13, pp.217-229
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-981-15-2489-9_13
dc.identifier.isbn9811524882
dc.identifier.isbn9789811524882
dc.identifier.orcidZuckermann, G. [0000-0002-7986-9774]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/131996
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.publisher.placeSingapore
dc.rights© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
dc.source.urihttps://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811524882
dc.titleRevivalistics: Language reclamation, spirituality and wellbeing
dc.typeBook chapter
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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