Translating Buddhism historical and contextual perspectives / edited by Alice Collett.
| Other author | Collett, Alice. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Albany : State University of New York, [2021] |
| Description | x, 291 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Texts: Translation in Search of a Text: The Craving for Stability / COLLETT COX -- Translating the Buddha's Body / NATALIE GUMMER -- On Reading Vinaya: Feminist History, Hermeneutics, and Translating the Female Body / AMY PARIS LANGENBERG -- Translators: Translating the Therav♯¿da Commentaries: Why, How, for Whom? / OSKAR VON HIN©¿BER -- The Impact of Nineteenth Century Missionary Translations of Theravada Buddhist Texts / ELIZABETH HARRIS --Words or Terms? Buddhist 'translationese' and the Nature of the Buddhist Sanskrit Lexicon / LIGEIA LUGLI -- Words: Translation and Historical Context: Interpretations of Antev♯¿sin♯± / ALICE COLLETT -- Translating T♯±rthikas: Enduring 'heresies' in Buddhist Translation / C.V. JONES -- Translating pa£̀Ưicca-samupp♯¿da / DHIVAN THOMAS JONES -- Why Literal Meaning Is Insufficient? / A Study of Desan♯¿s♯±sa Explanations in the P♯¿li Commentaries / ARUNA GAMAGE. |
| Abstract | "Explores key questions about translations and translators of South Asian Buddhist texts, past and present"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020048633 |
| ISBN | 9781438482934 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |