Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Title
Language Ideologies and the Vernacular in Colonial and Postcolonial South Asia
Publisher
Routledge
Publication Date
2024
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities
Abstract
This chapter is a preliminary enquiry into a process for which I have invented the term ‘reverse translation’ since there seems to be no specific term available for it. Reverse translation is the process by which the meaning of a Hindu philosophical concept changes in Indian languages because of a process of incorrect translation to and from English.
Rights
© 2024 Ruth Vanita
Recommended Citation
Vanita, Ruth, "British Translators, Bhagat Singh, and ‘Atheism’: How ‘Reverse Translation’ Alters the Meaning of Philosophical Concepts" (2024). Global Humanities and Religions Faculty Publications. 27.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/libstudies_pubs/27
Comments
This is the penultimate version.