Jewish Languages: Diglossia in Judaism

11. September 2024

Religions” - an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, open access journal on religions and theology, published monthly online by MDPI, invites papers of its special issue: Jewish Languages: Diglossia in Judaism.

This Special Issue invites contributions to all aspects of the Jewish diglossic tradition, seeking to bring together interdisciplinary perspectives. Submissions about all aspects of Jewish diglossic traditions are welcome, e.g.:

  • Codeswitching in the Talmud;
  • Hebrew and Judeo–Persian diglossia;
  • Hebrew–Yiddish diglossia in Central and Eastern Europe;
  • Medieval Hebrew and Judeo–Arabic diglossia (e.g., in Al-Andalus);
  • Hebrew and Ladino diglossia in the Ottoman Empire;
  • Hebrew and Haketia diglossia in North Africa;
  • Jewish secret languages (e.g., Lotera’I, Ivri BeLoy, Khokhmer Loshn/Rottwelsch);
  • The productive use of Hebrew in the Diaspora vs Diaspora Jewish languages;
  • Diglossia in contemporary Haredi communities;

Deadline for manuscript submissions: January 15, 2025 | DETAILS

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