Early Civilization and Literacy in Europe

An Inquiry into Cultural Continuity in the Mediterranean World

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207 Seiten | Ausstattung: Hardcover & eBook

2012 | Reprint 2012
de Gruyter Mouton
978-3-11-177272-1 (ISBN)

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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface / Haarmann, Harald -- Introduction -- 1. Iconography, symbolism and writing at the dawn of civilization – Old Europe from the seventh to the fourth millennia B.C. -- 2. The organizing principles of Old European writing – Motivated and arbitrary symbols and their affinity with the mythical symbolism -- 3. Writing from Old Europe to ancient Crete – A case of cultural continuity -- 4. Literacy in ancient Crete – On the social functions of linear and hieroglyphic writing -- 5. The Cretan legacy in the East: Writing systems in the multilingual society of ancient Cyprus -- 6. The spread of European writing beyond ancient Cyprus – The influence of Aegean and Cypriot literacy in Asia Minor and the Near East -- 7. On the three ways of writing the oldest literary language in the world: Greek -- 8. The impact of Aegean culture on the western periphery – The case of the Lipari script and the role of Etruscan writing in Italy -- Conclusion: Giving profile to a new paradigm for research into antiquity -- Bibliography -- Illustrations, figures, tables and maps -- Index

Reihe/Serie	Approaches to Semiotics [AS] ; 124
Zusatzinfo	Includes a print version and an ebook
Verlagsort	Berlin/Boston
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	750 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
Schlagworte	Altertum • Civilization, Ancient • Schriftlichkeit • Signs and symbols • Writing
ISBN-10	3-11-177272-1 / 3111772721
ISBN-13	978-3-11-177272-1 / 9783111772721
Zustand	Neuware