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005			20251028093315.0
008			140110s2014 dcua b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2013042676
035			_a(Sirsi) i9781563686016
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050	0	0	_aHV 2476.4 .M67 2014
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100	1		_aMorse, Tracy Ann, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aSigns and wonders : _breligious rhetoric and the preservation of sign language / _cTracy Ann Morse.
246	3	0	_aReligious rhetoric and the preservation of sign language
264		1	_aWashington, DC : _bGallaudet University Press, _c2014.
300			_ax, 156 pages : _billustration ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 145-150) and index.
505	0	0	_gMachine generated contents note: _g1. _tIntersections of Deafness, Religion, and Rhetoric -- _g2. _tProtestant Ideology and the Arguments for Sign Language in Late Nineteenth-Century Schools for Deaf Children -- _g3. _tSaved by Signs: The Role of the Sanctuary in the Preservation of Sign Language -- _g4. _tReligious Rhetoric in Deaf Community Activism and Advocacy -- _g5. _tConclusion and Implications.
520			_aCurrent academic discourse frequently understates the role of religion in the development of the American Deaf community. In her new study, Tracy Ann Morse effects a sharp course correction by delineating the frequent use over time of religious rhetoric by members of the Deaf community to preserve and support sign language.
650		0	_aAmerican Sign Language _xReligious aspects.
650		0	_aChurch work with deaf people _zUnited States.
650		0	_aDeaf people _xReligious life _zUnited States.
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