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Translative Trends in Three Modern Greek Renderings of the Daodejing | |
Amarantidou, Dimitra | |
2023-02-01 | |
Source Publication | Religions |
Volume | 14Issue:2Pages:283 |
Abstract | Many Chinese and Western scholars have looked into the relation between Daoist and Greek thought, implementing Greek philosophical vocabularies to explain or highlight the distinctness of Daoist terms. This paper offers a view of an alternative and unexplored area of such endeavors: the translation of Daoist philosophy in modern Greek. More specifically, I offer an account of the reception and interpretation of the text by looking at three renderings of the Daodejing 道德經 (or Laozi 老子) in modern Greek. I first summarize the translators’ methodologies, overall understanding of the Daodejing’s focus and current relevance, and views on authorship and translation, and identify a set of translative trends: reliance on familiar notions, frameworks, and cultural experiences; mystification; attention to poeticity; and emphasis on a perceived remedial function of the text for a modern Greek readership. I then look at the renderings and explications of the key notions dao 道 and de 德 in four passages as case studies. The final section sums up the findings and concludes that the dominant interpretive tendency and translative trend in the examined translations is the assumption of similarity between Daoist and more familiar beliefs and frameworks. |
Keyword | Comparative Studies Dao Daodejing De Modern Greek Translation |
DOI | 10.3390/rel14020283 |
URL | View the original |
Indexed By | A&HCI |
Language | 英語English |
WOS Research Area | Religion |
WOS Subject | Religion |
WOS ID | WOS:000941775100001 |
Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-85148884442 |
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Document Type | Journal article |
Collection | Faculty of Arts and Humanities DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES |
Affiliation | Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Macau, E21A Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macao |
First Author Affilication | Faculty of Arts and Humanities |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Amarantidou, Dimitra. Translative Trends in Three Modern Greek Renderings of the Daodejing[J]. Religions, 2023, 14(2), 283. |
APA | Amarantidou, Dimitra.(2023). Translative Trends in Three Modern Greek Renderings of the Daodejing. Religions, 14(2), 283. |
MLA | Amarantidou, Dimitra."Translative Trends in Three Modern Greek Renderings of the Daodejing".Religions 14.2(2023):283. |
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