Missionary translators : translation of Christian texts in East Asia / ǂc Jieun Kiaer, Alessandro Bianchi, Giulia Falato, Pia Jolliffe, Kazue Mino and Kyungmin Yu. Preface by M. Antoi Ucerler, S.J.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Exploring the history of missionary translation of Christian texts in East Asia, Missionary Translators offers a comparative perspective between the features of East Asian languages and the historical context of the translation. Focusing on the Bible and Christian theological works, it looks at the intersection of linguistics, translation studies, and history. This book discusses the real-life challenges faced by missionary translators in producing Christian texts in East Asian languages. Students, historians, scholars and those interested in the study of East Asian cultures or translation will find this book to be an insightful and invaluable resource"-- Provided by publisher.

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Preface viii
Acknowledgement xv
1 Language learning and negotiation: The experience of Jesuit translators in late imperial China 1 / GIULIA FALATO
2 Jesuit translation practices in sixteenth-century Japan: Sanctos no gosagueo no uchi nuqigaqi and Luis de Granada / PIA JOLLIFFE AND ALESSANDRO BIANCHI
3 The making of the Korean Bible: A case study of James S. Gale’s New Testament and Genesis translations / JIEUN KIAER AND KYUNGMIN YU
4 A translation designed to guide: Campbell N. Moody’s Pe̍h-ōe-jī or Romanised Minnan Taiwanese New Vernacular Translation of and Commentary on Romans I-VIII (1908) / KAZUE MINO