THE REPRESENTATION OF RELIGIOUS DISCOURSE IN PEER-E-KAMIL: A CDA APPROACH

Abstract

The aim of the current study is to critically analyze the novel Peer e Kamil as a religious discourse. The present research was acquainted with the analytical instrument of CDA proposed by Fairclough. This is qualitative research and the results of the research shows that the Textual analysis of the novel exposes that text production and interpretation play a vital role to represent religious discourse into the novel. The author of the novel used some sort of religious language emotive, persuasive, empirical, and tautological to represent the content of the text more realistic and close to religious discourse and manipulation of the text also helpful for the novel writer to represent religion in the novel. This research will assist in constructing basic thinking for the readers by empowering them to discriminatingly dissect the any literary piece of art by utilizing Critical discourse analysis agenda.