Vol. 2 No. 8 (2025): International Journal of Science and Technology
Articles

SEMANTIC APPROACH TO SEMIOSPHERE IN THE TRANSLATION OF SUFI TEXTS: THE CHALLENGE OF CONVEYING THE SPIRITUAL LAYER

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  • Qahramonjon A. Ismoilov

Published 23-06-2025

Keywords

  • Sufism, theory of translation, semiosphere, spiritual meaning, cultural semiotics, classical Uzbek literature, sacred texts.
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SEMANTIC APPROACH TO SEMIOSPHERE IN THE TRANSLATION OF SUFI TEXTS: THE CHALLENGE OF CONVEYING THE SPIRITUAL LAYER . (2025). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 2(8), 56–57. https://doi.org/10.70728/tech.v2.i08.020

Abstract

The article discusses the transition from the semantic approach to the semiospheric paradigm in the translation of Sufi texts. From the perspective of modern translation theory, the limitations of linguistic equivalence in the transmission of the spiritual and symbolic  ayers of Sufi discourse are analyzed. Based on a comparative analysis of classical Uzbek Sufi works and their English translations, the author emphasizes the importance of a cultural and semiotic approach to adequately convey the ”spiritual layer” of meaning. 

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