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    Translation and Religion: Holy Untranslatable?

    By Lynne Long

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    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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMultilingual Matters
    Release dateMay 20, 2005
    ISBN9781847695505
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