Resisting Translation
The Āyina-yi ḥaqq-namā in the Mirror of Interreligious Controversy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11296529 |
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| Authors | Norbert Hintersteiner (0009-0008-0303-9353, Institute of Missiology and the Study of Theologies Beyond Europe, Catholic Theological Faculty, University of Muenster Muenster Germany, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 387-404 |
| Publication date | 2025-12-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mission Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0168-9789 • E-ISSN: 1573-3831 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15733831-12342047 |
| OpenAlex | W7110189118 |
| Language | EN |
The notion and strategy of “cross-cultural translation” has enjoyed a certain pride of place in Jesuit missions. Less attention has been given to processes of resistance occurring in relation to such translational missionary pursuits. To make the case for this point, this paper studies Jerónimo Xavier’s opus magnum Āyina-yi ḥaqq-namā (Truth-Revealing Mirror, 1609) and the distinct resistance it sparked in the Muslim world, especially in Safavid Persia, among those who challenged the Catholic mission’s effort at interreligious theological engagement. Taking note of the interreligious polemical repercussions of this text between Shia scholars of Safavid Persia and Catholic scholars in Europe over the 17th century, this paper critically revisits the classical paradigm of cross-cultural translation in Mission Studies and argues that acts of “resisting translation” by the religious other is equally important for understanding the missional process of adapting Christian faith across cultures and religions
Faith · History of religions · Magnum opus · Pride · Relation (database · Resistance (ecology · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Islamic Studies and History · Medieval and Classical Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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