Protestants among Kurds and some problems of translations of the Bible into Kurdish in the 19ᵗʰ century

Authors

  • Marcin Rzepka Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawła II w Krakowie

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15633/ochc.1005

Keywords:

Bible, translation, Kurds

Abstract

The first Kurdish translations were not addressed to native Kurds, if it had been so, the translators-missionaries should have considered the oral literary tradition among Kurds and done thorough research on Kurdish dialectical differentiation as well as on the crucial culture-rooted words. Unfortunately, the 19ᵗʰ century translations into Kurdish had no impact on the Kurdish language or culture, nevertheless, they still constitute interesting material for studies on the stereotype-oriented translation strategies of the time.

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Published

2009-01-01