Writings of Early Scholars in the Ancient Near East, Egypt, Rome, and Greece
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Edited by:
Annette Imhausen
About this book
Medicine, astronomy, dealing with numbers ‑ even the cultures of the “pre-modern” world offer a rich spectrum of scientific texts. But how are they best translated? Is it sufficient to translate the sources into modern scientific language, and thereby, above all, to identify their deficits? Or would it be better to adopt the perspective of the sources themselves, strange as they are, only for them not to be properly understood by modern readers? Renowned representatives of various disciplines and traditions present a controversial and constructive discussion of these problems.
Author / Editor information
Annette Imhausen, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt a.M.; Tanja Pommerening, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Reviews
"To this reviewer, the volume as a whole represents a major contribution to the cultural study of ancient sciences, which is only beginning to receive proper attention. The volume is well produced, and has extensive indices to help the reader."
Xianhua Wang in: BMCR 2011.10.11
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Section I: Language as a feature of a scientific discipline
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Eva Cancik-Kirschbaum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Jochen Althoff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Joachim Friedrich Quack Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Thorsten Fögen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Section II: Translations of ancient scholars
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Liba Taub Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Alexandra Lieven Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Section III: Problems of translating ancient medical texts and possible solutions
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Tanja Pommerening Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Zum Problem der kulturellen Gebundenheit bei der Übersetzung von medizinischen Keilschrifttexten Nils P. Heeßel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Martin Worthington Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Friedhelm Hoffmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Laurence M. V. Totelin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Section IV: Problems and methods in translating astronomical-astrological texts
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Leo Depuydt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Lis Brack-Bernsen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Stephan Heilen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Section V: Ways to express ancient mathematical concepts in modern language
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Annette Imhausen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Jim Ritter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Jens Høyrup Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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