A harmony of the spirits : translation and the language of community in early Pennsylvania /
Erben, Patrick M.(Patrick Michael)
Williamsburg, Va. : Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture by the University of North Carolina Press,
c2012.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Unter der Leitung seines Geistes": Spiritual translation in early America -- Reversing the heritage of Babel: Visions of religious and linguistic renewal in seventeenth-century Europe -- Translating Pennsylvania: visions of spiritual community in promotional literature -- Debating Pennsylvania: religious and linguistic diversity and difference -- "Honey-combs" and "paper-hives": Francis Daniel Pastorius and the gathering of a translingual community of letters -- A hidden voice amplified: music, mysticism, and translation -- "What will become of Pennsylvania?": war, community and the language of suffering for peace -- Confusio linguarum redux: Moravian missions, multilingualism, and the search for a spiritual language.
Language and languages
Language and culture