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Bibliographic Details

Title

Bericht von den Alten Riesen und Hewnen (Classic Reprint)

Publisher

Forgotten Books

Publication Date

2018

Language

German

ISBN 10

0365653039

ISBN 13

9780365653035

Binding

Paperback

Condition

New

Book Type

print-on-demand item

Seller catalogs

Books in German

About this title

Synopsis

Historische Legenden �ber kleine Menschen und Giganten – eine Sammlung alter Quellen

Diese Ausgabe vereint historische Beobachtungen, Legenden und die Verweise antiker Gelehrter zu Zwerglein und riesigen Wesen. Sie zeigt, wie verschiedene Kulturen dieselben Fragen nach Natur, Herkunft und Erscheinung erforschten und diskutierte, oft mit Belegen aus fr�hen Schriftquellen.

Der Text bietet Einblicke in die Art und Weise, wie schon in antiken Zeiten �ber winzige Lebewesen und monstr�se Giganten gedacht wurde. Er verbindet Beschreibungen aus alten Werken mit Kommentaren zu deren Glaubw�rdigkeit und dem kulturellen Kontext. Leserinnen und Leser erhalten so einen Blick auf historisches Denken, das sich mit Randfiguren der Natur befasst – lange vor moderner Forschung.

Einblicke in physische Beschreibungen der kleinen Leutchen und ihre angebliche Erscheinung
Hinweise darauf, wie antike Autoren Herkunft, Lebensr�ume und F�higkeiten der Kreaturen schilderten
Verbindungen zu bekannten Werken von Plinius, Aristoteles, Augustinus und anderen Gr��en der Antike
Reflexionen dar�ber, wie solche Berichte in Kultur, Mythos und Wissenschaft hineinspielen

Ideal f�r Leserinnen und Leser, die sich f�r die Geschichte von Mythen, Naturkunde und der Art, wie fr�here Gesellschaften die Welt erkl�rten, interessieren.

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Forgotten Books? Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the quality of the aged text.

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