Religious Lexis and the Possibility of its Translation into Polish (on the Example of Eugene Vodolazkin's Novel Laurus)

Religioznaâ leksika i vozmožnostʹ ee peredači na polʹskij âzyk (na materiale romana Lavr Evgeniâ Vodolazkina)

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The purpose of this article is to analyze the phenomenon of religious lexis in Eugene Vodolazkin's Laurus and the possibility of its translation into Polish. Research was carried out on the basis of the theory of Sergey Vlakhov and Sider Florin that classifies religious lexis as part of the so-called realities, that is, broadly speaking, words or phrases known in one language but not reflected in other language(s) by their equivalents. In order to present them in the language of translation as faithfully as possible, they should be subjected to one of two methods of translation - either transcription/transliteration or three specific ways of translation. In connection with the above, this article carries out analysis of religious lexis used in Laurus in its original (Russian) language version, as well as the translation of a given novel into Polish. The comment on the translation was supported by a numerous quotations from both texts, summarized in a tabular form. Thanks to this, it was possible to better illustrate the problems of religious lexis translation, and present it in the broader social, cultural and historical context of Eastern and Western Christianity.