Dissertation Writers: What are some of the issues that arise in translation?

Dissertation Writers: What are some of the issues that arise in translation?

Nye discusses eight particular ways of looking at rituals. Summarize and discuss each of these. Note: this will require a longer than normal answer, and is worth 50 points of the total.

Why, according to Nye, is it important to look beyond canonical texts in the study of religion, to those woven into other cultural outlets? 

What are some of the issues that arise in translation? How do our presuppositions impact translations?

What does Nye mean when he says that “reading is not necessarily a neutral activity, but happens within a sphere of political relations”? Explain.