Translation and Religion

Holy Untranslatable?

Edited by Dr. Lynne Long

Publication date:

20 May 2005

Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Dimensions:

210x148mm
6x8"

ISBN-13: 9781853598173

This volume addresses the methods and motives for translating the central texts of the world’s religions and investigates a wide range of translation challenges specific to the unique nature of these writings. Translation theory underpins the methodology for the analysis of a variety of scriptures and brings important and sensitive issues of translation to the fore.

1. Introduction - Translating Holy Texts - Lynne Long
Part One: The Wider Picture
2. From Gentleman’s Outfitters to Hyperbazaar: A Personal Approach to Translating the Sacred - C. Shackle (School of Oriental and African Studies, London)
3. Prophecy and Tongues: St. Paul, Interpreting and Building the House - O. Toker (University of Warwick)
4. What does not get translated in Buddhist Studies - K. Crosby (School of Oriental and African Studies, London)
5. Perspectives on Jewish Translations of the Hebrew Bible - L. Greenspoon (Creighton University.,USA)
6. Making Sanskritic or Making Strange? How Should We Translate Classical Hindu Texts? - W. Johnson (University of Cardiff)
7. Archaising versus Modernising in English translations of the Orthodox Liturgy: St. John Crysostomos in the Twentieth Century - A. Serban (University of Montpellier, France)
8. Holy Communicative: Current Approaches to Bible Translation Worldwide - P. Kirk (Freelance Translator)
Part Two: Specific Studies
9. Settling Hoti’s Business: The Impossible Necessity of Bible Translation - D. Jasper (University of Glasgow)
10. Sakya Pandita on the Role of the Tibetan Scholar - J. Gold (University of Vermont)
11. The Translation of the Hebrew word ’ish in Genesis - D. Burke (Nida Institute of Biblical Scholarship)
12. Oral Literature and the Suffis of Awrangabad - N. Green (Oxford University)
13. From Scriptorium to Internet: The Psalms of the St. Alban’s Psalter - S. Niebrzydowski (University of Warwick)
14. Translating the Qur’an: Cultural Considerations - H. Abdul-Raof (University of Leeds)
15. The Language of Soka Gakkai in Italy - M. Foiera (University of Warwick)

This is a useful and fascinating book. It is obviously crucial reading for anyone interested in the translation of religious text.