Understanding the ways in which human communities define themselves in relation to landscapes has been one of the crucial research questions in anthropology. Place and Identity in Classic Maya Narratives addresses this question in the context of the Classic Maya culture that thr…
Die mehr als 800 Belege, die Eusebius in seinem „Onomastikon der biblischen Ortsnamen" gesammelt hatte, stammen alle aus der griechischen Überlieferung des Alten und Neuen Testaments. Die vorliegende Studie weist erstmals nach, dass Eusebius' „Onomastikon" fast ausschließlich au…
Main description: The "Onomasticon of Biblical Place Names" of the (later) Bishop Eusebius of Caesarea still represents the basis for biblical archeology and regional studies. This study investigates for the first time which Greek Bible text was used by Eusebius for his work.
How do people name places on islands? Is toponymy in small island communities affected by degrees of connection to larger neighbours such as a mainland? Are island (contact) languages and mainland languages different in how they are used in naming places? How can we conceptualis…
