Features of common sense geography : implicit knowledge structures in ancient geographical texts / edited by Klaus Geus and Martin Thiering.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Geus, Klaus, editor.

Series:

Antike Kultur und Geschichte ; Bd. 16.

Antike Kultur und Geschichte

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geography, Ancient.

Physical Description:

371 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Zürich : Lit, [2014]

Contents:

Chapter 1 Common Sense Geography and Mental Modelling: Setting The Stage / Klaus Geus Geus, Klaus, Martin Thieving Thieving, Martin 5

Chapter 2 What is Common Sense Geography? Some Preliminary Thoughts from a Historical Perspective / Anca Dan Dan, Anca, Klaus Geus Geus, Klaus, Kurt Guckelsherger Guckelsherger, Kurt 17

Themes & Topics

Chapter 3 Ancient Mariners Between Experience and Common Sense Geography / Pascal Arnaud Arnaud, Pascal 39

Chapter 4 Looking for Bird's-Eye View in Ancient Greek Sources / Thomas Poiss Poiss, Thomas 69

Chapter 5 The Mediterranean Islands and the Common Sense Geography / Gian Franco Chiai Chiai, Gian Franco 89

Chapter 6 Ancient Perceptions and Representations of the Island Britannia / Serena Bianchetfi Bianchetfi, Serena 115

Chapter 7 Hard and Soft Space in the Ancient World / Tønnes Behker-Nielsen Behker-Nielsen, Tønnes 131

Authors & Texts

Chapter 8 A "Day's Journey" in Herodotus' Histories / Klaus Geus Geus, Klaus 147

Chapter 9 Xenophon's Anabasis and the Common Greek Mental Modelling of Spaces / Anca Dan Dan, Anca 157

Chapter 10 Hierotopia and Ethno-Geography: (Para-)Scriptural Traditions and Landscape Perception / Florentina Badalanova Geller Geller, Florentina Badalanova 199

Chapter 11 Berossos on Kos From the View of Common Sense Geography / Markham J. Geller Geller, Markham J. 219

Conclusions & Perspectives

Chapter 12 The Achievements of Common Sense Geography / Kurt Guckelsberger Guckelsberger, Kurt 229

Chapter 13 Towards a Cognitive-linguistic Reconstruction of the Spatial Orientation in Ancient Texts - The Example of Dionysius Periegetes / Ekaterina Ilyushechkina Ilyushechkina, Ekaterina, Günther Görz Görz, Günther, Martin Thiering Thiering, Martin 245

Chapter 14 Implicit Knowledge Structures as Mental Models in Common Sense Geography / Martin Thiering Thiering, Martin 265.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

3643905289

9783643905284

OCLC:

879528663

Publisher Number:

99960362474