Harald Haarmann

Biografia Harald Haarmann è un linguista tedesco che vive e lavora in Finlandia. Ha studiato linguistica generale, varie discipline filologiche e preistoria nelle università di Amburgo, Bonn, Coimbra e Bangor. Ha ottenuto il suo dottorato a Bonn nel 1970 e la sua abilitazione all'insegnamento all'Università di Treviri nel 1979. Ha insegnato e condotto ricerche in diverse università tedesche e giapponesi, ed è membro del Research Centre on Multilingualism di Bruxelles. È vicepresidente dell'Institute of Archaeomythology, con sede a Sebastopol, California, e direttore della sua sezione europea, con sede a Luumäki, Finlandia.

Haarmann è autore di più di 40 libri in tedesco, inglese, spagnolo, italiano, ungherese, bulgaro, giapponese, cinese, coreano, e quasi 200 articoli e saggi in dieci lingue. Ha anche curato e co-curato una ventina di antologie. I suoi campi di studio preferiti sono la storia culturale, l'archeomitologia, la storia della scrittura, l'evoluzione della lingua, la linguistica di contatto e la storia della religione. Ha ricevuto nel 1999 il Prix Logos dell’Association européenne des linguistes di Parigi e il Premio Jean Monnet, e nel 2006 il Plato Award.

Opere 2019 Die Anfänge Roms, Wiesbaden: Marix verlag . 2019 Vergessene Kulturen der Weltgeschichte, München: C.H.Beck . 2017 Wer zivilisierte die Alten Griechen? Das Erbe der Alteuropäischen Hochkultur. Marix Verlag, Wiesbaden . 2016 Plato's philosophy reaching beyond the limits of reason: contours of a contextual theory of truth'''. Philosophische texte und studien, 121. Hildesheim; Zürich; New York: Olms-Weidmann (376 p.) . 2016 Auf den Spuren der Indoeuropäer. Von den neolithischen Steppennomaden bis zu den frühen Hochkulturen. Munich: C.H. Beck. . Sulle tracce degli indoeuropei: Dai nomadi neolitici alle prime civiltà avanzate, Torino, Bollati Boringhieri, 2022. 2015 Myth as source of knowledge in early western thought. The quest for historiography, science and philosophy in Greek antiquity. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, . 2014 Roots of ancient Greek civilization. The influence of Old Europe. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. . 2013 Ancient knowledge, ancient know-how, ancient reasoning. Cultural memory in transition from prehistory to classical antiquity and beyond. Amherst, New York: Cambria Press. . 2013 Mythos Demokratie. Antike Herrschaftsmodelle im Spannungsfeld von Egalitätsprinzip und Eliteprinzip. Frankfurt, Berlin, New York: Peter Lang. . 2012 Indo-Europeanization - day one. Elite recruitment and the beginnings of language politics. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. 978-3-447-06717-1. 2011 Das Rätsel der Donauzivilisation. Die Entdeckung der ältesten Hochkultur Europas''. Munich: C.H. Beck. . 2011 Europe's Mosaic of Languages, European History Online, Mainz: Institute of European History 2010 Die Indoeuropäer. Herkunft, Sprachen, Kulturen [The Indo-Europeans. Origin, languages, cultures]. C.H. Beck knowledge, volume 2706. 2009 - Interacting with figurines. Seven dimensions in the study of imagery. West Hartford, Vermont: Full Circle Press. 2008 (co-author Joan Marler) - Introducing the Mythological Crescent. Ancient beliefs and imagery connecting Eurasia with Anatolia. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. 2008 Weltgeschichte der Zahlen [World history of numbers]. Munich: C.H. Beck knowledge, volume 2450. 2007 Foundations of culture: Knowledge-construction, belief systems and worldview in their dynamic interplay. Frankfurt, Berlin, New York: Peter Lang. 2006 Weltgeschichte der Sprachen. Von der Frühzeit des Menschen bis zur Gegenwart [World history of languages. From the early period of humans up to the present]. Munich: Becksche Reihe, volume 1703. 2005 Encyclopaedia of extinct peoples. From Akkader to Zimbern. Munich: Becksche Reihe, volume 1643. 2005 Schwarz: Eine kleine Kulturgeschichte [Black: A brief cultural history]. Frankfurt, Berlin, New York: Peter Lang. 2004 Small encyclopaedia of peoples. From Aborigines to Zapotecs. Munich: Becksche Reihe, volume 1593. 2004 Elementary word order in the languages of the world. Documentation and analyses of the emergence of word order patterns. Hamburg: Helmut Buske. 2003 History of the deluge. In search of the early civilizations. Munich: Becksche Reihe, volume 1536. (2nd ed. 2005) 2002 Geschichte der Schrift [History of writing]. Munich: C.H. Beck knowledge, volume 2198. (2nd ed. 2004; 3rd ed. 2007) 2002 Lexikon der untergegangenen Sprachen [Encyclopaedia of extinct languages]. Munich: Becksche Reihe, volume 1456. (2nd ed. 2004) 2002 Sprachen-Almanach. Zahlen und Fakten zu allen Sprachen der Welt [Language yearbook. Numbers and facts about all languages of the world]. Frankfurt, New York: Campus. 2001 Small encyclopaedia of languages. From Albanian to Zulu. Munich: Becksche Reihe, volume 1432. (2nd ed. 2002) 2001 Babylonian world. History and future of languages. Frankfurt, New York: Campus. 2001 The small languages of the world: Existential threats and chances of survival. A comprehensive documentation. Frankfurt, Berlin, New York: Peter Lang. 1998 Religion und Autorität. Der Weg des Gottes ohne Konkurrenz [Religion and authority. The way of the gods without competition]. Hildesheim: Olms. 1996 Die Madonna und ihre griechischen Töchter. Rekonstruktion einer kunturhistorischen Genealogie [The Madonna and her Greek daughters. Reconstruction of a cultural-historical genealogy]. Hildesheim: Olms. 1995 Early civilization and literacy in Europe. An inquiry into cultural continuity in the Mediterranean world. Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter. 1993 The world of European languages. History and future of the language nations between Atlantic and the Urals. Frankfurt, New York: Campus. 1990 Universal history of writing. Frankfurt, New York: Campus. (4th ed. 1998)

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