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Religious and Philosophical Terms

door rusto, 30 augustus 2011

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Taal: English

rusto (Profiel tonen) 30 augustus 2011 17:32:52

I was wondering if there was any compilation of religious and philosophical terms of which I could make use. After scouring the web I noticed that while terms for Abrahamic religions are relatively easy to find, other religious traditions are not so easy. In particular I am interested in the Dharmic religions, most notably Hinduism and Buddhism. Many of them are left in Sanskrit or Pali form when used in English, would I do similarly with Esperanto? Also certain Greek philosophical terms such as Anamnesis are difficult for me to find any relevant example of. Thanks for any help or steering of direction that I can be given!

darkweasel (Profiel tonen) 30 augustus 2011 17:37:42

If you don’t find a word for a certain concept, esperantize the term used in other languages.

rusto (Profiel tonen) 30 augustus 2011 17:40:42

Many thanks. ridulo.gif I was just worried about reinventing the will, so to speak. Always best to ask.

Miland (Profiel tonen) 30 augustus 2011 20:30:56

The Bhagavad Gita and Dhammapada have been translated into Esperanto. You may be able to find them second-hand.

geo63 (Profiel tonen) 30 augustus 2011 21:08:59

rusto:Anamnesis are difficult for me to find any relevant example of.
Anamnesis = anamnezo

EldanarLambetur (Profiel tonen) 30 augustus 2011 21:26:25

I also tend to look at the Esperanto Wikipedia on the relevant topic, at least for a rough guide!

eojeff (Profiel tonen) 31 augustus 2011 06:05:23

Rusto,

I second EldanarLambetur's suggestion: Esperanto language Wikipedia really is a good resource. There is also a Wikipedia sister-project called Wiktionary, with an Esperanto edition as well.

I have found Terminaro Por Bibliaj Studoj (1973) to be useful for theological terms used in Christian theological discourse. Some Jewish theological terms appear as well. I bought the book from Esperanto-USA, I think.

I'm not overly familiar with Dharmic religions or the texts their adherents hold sacred. I do know the frustration of looking for religious items in Esperanto and not finding them though: I'd love to see an Esperanto translation of Pirkei Avot. Someone around here was nice enough to send me a PDF Passover Haggadah in Esperanto though.

Miland (Profiel tonen) 31 augustus 2011 10:03:54

I didn't find any dictionary or vocabulary of classical or even general philosophy in Esperanto in the UEA catalogue. The nearest thing was Enkonduko en la filozofian pensadon, which is unavailable (unless you come across it second-hand). However "anamnesis" means "recollection", so rememoro may be suitable.

ceigered (Profiel tonen) 31 augustus 2011 10:56:17

super-griek:
rusto:reinventing the will
I never heard this surprising expression before... In Dutch, we speak about reinventing the wheel (the Dutch word wiel has the same sound as the English one).
I don't know about Rusto's dialect but probably especially in South Australian accents (even our "cultivated" accent), we often turn the final L into such a heavy "w" sound that -eel/-eal and -ill pretty much sound the same (eel and ill don't, but that's because we stress them enough). Makes the Esperanto word "multo" hard to say instead of "moŭto/mołto/muŭto/mułto" at first. So good ol' typos...

rusto (Profiel tonen) 31 augustus 2011 19:27:53

Yes, I meant "wheel", mea kulpa. This post arose as part of a conversation on the nonexistence of free will and my brain swapped homophones on me.

Thanks everyone for your input! I've been scouring the Esperanto wiki with some limited success and will be exploring other avenues as well.

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