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English translation: last bastion of spirituality

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Portuguese term or phrase:	jangada última de elevação
English translation:	last bastion of spirituality
Entered by:	Lucy Phillips

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22:52 Feb 14, 2011

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Art/Literary - Religion / buddhism, spirituality

Portuguese term or phrase: jangada última de elevação

Como dizia algures Terence Mckenna: «Houve apenas um cristão e crucificaram-no.»
Em consequência desta anomalia, a vida dos artistas, filósofos e demais povo não se encontra facilitada entre nós.
A espiritualidade tornou-se religião e estiolou, ao que se pode acrescentar um sem-número de anomalias com que nos confrontamos neste quotidiano em que a arte aparece como **jangada última de elevação**.

I'm not sure if I quite understand the idea here - is it one of salvation or of a stage? And is elevação used to mean something spiritual or to refer to refinement?

thank you.

PT Portuguese

Lucy Phillips KudoZ activity Questions: 227 (3 open) (3 without valid answers) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 452
Local time: 01:49

last bastion of spirituality

Explanation:
É como eu traduziria.

Selected response from:

Ivan Rocha
Canada

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thanks Ivan
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4 +1

last bastion of spirituality

Ivan Rocha

the only hope of spirituality

MARK ROBERTSON

the most sublime pinnacle

Nick Taylor

Discussion entries: 1

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peer agreement (net): +1

last bastion of spirituality

Explanation:
É como eu traduziria.

Ivan Rocha
Canada
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

thanks Ivan

Notes to answerer

Asker: Hi Ivan, 'bastion' is one I had considered, hopefully that means I'm on the right track!

32 mins confidence:

the most sublime pinnacle

Explanation:
the most sublime pinnacle

Nick Taylor
Local time: 01:49
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Native speaker of:

English

8 hrs confidence:

the only hope of spirituality

Explanation:
Not a literal translation, but the raft here is "tabua in naufragio". The idea is that religion does not offer spirituality, only art does

MARK ROBERTSON
Local time: 01:49
Native speaker of:

English

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