Signs and wonders : religious rhetoric and the preservation of sign language

Signs and wonders : religious rhetoric and the preservation of sign language / Tracy Ann Morse.

Author/creator	Morse, Tracy Ann
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Washington, DC : Gallaudet University Press, 2014.
Description	x, 156 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
Subject(s)	American Sign Language--Religious aspects. Church work with the deaf--United States. Deaf--Religious life --United States.

Contents	Machine generated contents note: 1. Intersections of Deafness, Religion, and Rhetoric -- 2. Protestant Ideology and the Arguments for Sign Language in Late Nineteenth-Century Schools for Deaf Children -- 3. Saved by Signs: The Role of the Sanctuary in the Preservation of Sign Language -- 4. Religious Rhetoric in Deaf Community Activism and Advocacy -- 5. Conclusion and Implications.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-150) and index.
LCCN	2013042676
ISBN	9781563686016 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	1563686015 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HV2476.4 .M67 2014	✔ Available	Place Hold