The Qur’an, Translation and the Media

A Narrative Account

Ahmed S. Elimam (University of Leicester, UK), Alysia S. Fletcher

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Routledge
31 May 2023

Translation & interpretation; Literature: history & criticism; Religion: general; The Koran; Media studies; Sociology

Series: Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies

This book aims to identify how the Qur’an is narrated in and by the press media through the use of translation, featuring examples from a corpus of newspaper articles from the UK and Europe across two decades.

Drawing on work at the intersection of narrative theory and translation studies, the volume highlights the ways in which press media play an integral role in the construction, promotion, and circulation of narratives about events and communities, shedding light specifically on translations of Qur’anic verses across British, Italian, and Spanish newspapers between 2001 and 2019. Elimam and Fletcher examine how such translations have been used to create and disseminate narratives about the Qur’an and in turn, Islam and Muslims, unpacking the kinds of narratives evoked – personal, public, conceptual, and meta-narratives – and narrative strategies employed – selective appropriation, temporality, causal emplotment, and relationality – toward framing readers’ understanding of the Qur’an.

The book will be of particular interest to scholars working at the intersection of translation studies and such areas as media studies, religion, politics, and sociology.

By: Ahmed S. Elimam (University of Leicester UK), Alysia S. Fletcher
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 303g
ISBN: 9780367725440
ISBN 10: 0367725444
Series: Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies
Pages: 202
Publication Date: 31 May 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Ahmed S. Elimam lectures in Translation Studies at the University of Leicester. His recent publications include: ""Translating Word Order Variations in the Qur’an: A Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment"" (2020), ""Muslim Scholars as Self-Translators"" (2019) and ""Media, Translation and the Construction of the Muslim Image: A Narrative Perspective"" (2019). Alysia S. Fletcher is a professional translator and interpreter and holds an MA degree in translation. She studied Italian and Spanish Translation and Interpreting Studies at Universities in the UK and Spain. She also worked as a translator in Milan, and is the founder and owner of ASF Translations."