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Publication details [#11986]
Shackle, Cristopher. 2005. From gentlemen's outfitters to hyperbazaar: a personal approach to translating the sacred. In Long, Lynne, ed. Translation and religion: holy untranslatable? (Topics in Translation 28). Clevedon: Multilingual Matters. pp. 19–32.
Publication type
Article in jnl/bk
Publication language
English
Abstract
The author says sacred texts are notably distinguished from other texts and believes in the ultimate untranslatability of the holy. This untranslatability mainly being due to the context rather than the content. He constructs his discussion around a series of personal reflections on his own experience in translating sacred texts.
Source : A. Matthyssen