A critical examination of translation and evaluation norms in Russian Bible translation
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Authors
Wehrmeyer, Jennifer Ella
Issue Date
2001-11
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Bible translation , Translation studies , Translation theory , Russian Bible , Slavonic Bible , System theory , Translation norms , Russian literary translation , Reader reaction , Russian Orthodox Church , Sampling techniques
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Abstract
This research aimed to determine whether the rejection by Russian Orthodox Church leaders
of recent translations of the Bible into Russian could be ascribed to a conflict of Russian and
Western translation norms. Using Lefevere's (1992) notion of systems, the study compared
the norms of Russian Bible translations, Western Bible translation and Russian literary
translation, as well as those of a segment of the target audience, to determine the extent of
their compatibility with each other and with the translations in question. The results showed
that the recent translations did reflect the norms of Western Bible translation, but that these
were not atypical of norms for previous Russian and Slavonic translations, nor for the norms
of Russian literary translation. However, the results also showed that in practice target
audience norms mirrored those of the Russian Orthodox Church, resulting in a similar
rejection of the newer translations.
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Citation
Wehrmeyer, Jennifer Ella (2001) A critical examination of translation and evaluation norms in Russian Bible translation, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1763>