Liturgical texts in Orthodox celebrations in French
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This article examines the place and role of liturgical texts in Orthodox celebrations held in the French language. Elie Korotkoff, head of the liturgical translations commission of the Orthodox Brotherhood in France, offers a study based on his direct experience within this body. The article traces the various stages of the process of translating Orthodox liturgical texts into French, identifying the methodological, theological and linguistic difficulties that this work entails. The central idea is that the diversity of existing translations constitutes an obstacle to the coherence of the liturgical life of French-speaking Orthodox communities. The main contribution of the article lies in the argument in favor of a unification of liturgical translations, presented as an ecclesiological necessity for the Orthodox Churches of the French tradition.
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