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Publication details [#11802]
Long, Lynne. 2005. Introduction: translating holy texts. In Long, Lynne, ed. Translation and religion: holy untranslatable? (Topics in Translation 28). Clevedon: Multilingual Matters. pp. 1–15.
Publication type
Article in jnl/bk
Publication language
English
Abstract
Motives for translating holy texts have been many and various, ranging from the evangelical to the curious, the subversive to the celebratory. But what exactly is it that defines a text as holy? And what is it about that holiness that makes translation difficult or even impossible. An when the impossible necessity of translation is forced on us, how do translators go about it? In this introductory article the author attempts to provide some answers to these questions.
Source : P. Van Mulken