Decolonising Translated Bibles: The Tragic Erasure of the Vhavenḓa’s Concepts of God through the 1936 and 1998 Tshivenḓa Bible Translations

The Bible translated into South Africa’s indigenous languages has a colonial history. For the Vhavenḓa people, the 1936 and 1998 Bible translations are revered as icons that hold a privileged position. However, this paper argues that these two translations should be seen as colonial language tools t...

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Main Author: Ramantswana, Hulisani (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2024
In: Religions
Year: 2024, Volume: 15, Issue: 1
Further subjects:B Modzimo
B Elohim
B Yehova
B Mudzimu
B Decolonisation
B Nwali
B Vhavenḓa
B Yahavee
B God
B Raluvhimba
B translated bibles
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