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In:A History of Modern Translation Knowledge: Sources, concepts, effects
Edited by Lieven D’hulst and Yves Gambier
[Benjamins Translation Library 142] 2018
► pp. 45–50

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Chapter 1.3
Biblical myths

Published online: 28 June 2018
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Article outline
  • 1.The myth of Babel
  • 2.The myth of the Pentecost
  • 3.The reception of the myth of Babel in translation theories
  • 4.Evolutions of the myth of Babel in a globalized world
  • References
  • Further reading
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