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Zur Terminologie der (Natur-)Katastrophe in der griechischen Historiographie: einige einleitende Anmerkungen

Considerations on the terminology of (natural)disasters in Greek historiography: some introductory remarks
[journal article]

Meier, Mischa

Abstract

'Die terminologischen Zugriffe auf Ereignisse, die wir heute als 'Naturkatastrophen' bezeichnen würden, sind für die Antike noch nicht systematisch untersucht worden. Der vorliegende Beitrag beschränkt sich aufgrund der Materialfülle auf die griechische Historiographie. Im Griechischen existiert zwa... view more

'Die terminologischen Zugriffe auf Ereignisse, die wir heute als 'Naturkatastrophen' bezeichnen würden, sind für die Antike noch nicht systematisch untersucht worden. Der vorliegende Beitrag beschränkt sich aufgrund der Materialfülle auf die griechische Historiographie. Im Griechischen existiert zwar das Wort katastrophé, doch entspricht dieser nicht unserem Begriff 'Katastrophe'. Griechische Autoren tendieren stattdessen dazu, Ereignisse konkret zu benennen (Erdbeben, Flutkatastrophe, Seuche usw.), doch gibt es auch abstraktere, kategorisierende Begriffe. Der Befund zeigt, dass Ereignisse, die wir heute als 'Katastrophe' bezeichnen würden, zunächst einmal neutral betrachtet wurden und dann - abhängig vom jeweiligen Kontext - semantisch aufgeladen wurden, was durchaus auch positive Einschätzungen beinhalten konnte.' (Autorenreferat)... view less


'A comprehensive study analyzing the terminology of events, which we would call 'disasters', in Greek and Latin sources is still lacking. Due to the abundance of texts this article is only concerned with Greek historiography. Of course, there is a word katastrophé in Greek, but it does not mean 'dis... view more

'A comprehensive study analyzing the terminology of events, which we would call 'disasters', in Greek and Latin sources is still lacking. Due to the abundance of texts this article is only concerned with Greek historiography. Of course, there is a word katastrophé in Greek, but it does not mean 'disaster' in our sense. Greek authors tend to grasp disasters more concretely, calling them earthquake, flood, epidemic etc. However, there are also some more abstract notions which form categories. All in all, we can see that events which we would call 'disasters' were at first considered from a neutral point of view. Their meaning was depending on the context, and this could lead even to positive assessments of 'disasters'.' (author's abstract)... view less

Keywords
antiquity; disaster; concept; historical analysis; historical social research; historiography; technical language; science of history; definition; natural disaster; Greece

Classification
General History
Social History, Historical Social Research

Method
historical

Document language
German

Publication Year
2007

Page/Pages
p. 44-56

Journal
Historical Social Research, 32 (2007) 3

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.32.2007.3.44-56

ISSN
0172-6404

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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