Zwischen religiösem Produkt und Orientierungshilfe – Die Darstellung Afrikas auf Landkarten des 14. bis 16. Jahrhunderts

dc.creator	Patrick Loewert
dc.date	2012-05-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:08:26Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:08:26Z
dc.identifier	2192-4457
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/ef89f391865a4b289c6fd5f0a927cfac
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/12009
dc.description	The importance of historical maps for the study of history will be discussed in the essay „Zwischen religiösem Produkt und Orientierungshilfe – Die Darstellung Afrikas auf Landkarten des 14. bis 16. Jahrhunderts“ (Between a Religious Product and a Orientation Guide – The Representation of Africa on Maps from the 14th to the 16th Century) by Patrick Loewert. The author focuses on the mapping of Africa in the late Middle Ages. The following maps serve as examples: Theatrium Orbis Terrarum (1570), Dulcerts Map (1339) and the famous Ebstorfer world map (from the beginning of the 14th century). The maps show that the early depictions of landscapes did not to any degree offer a realistic image. Thus, these maps were intended for a different purpose. The main intention of the richly illuminated world maps was not the precise depiction of reality according to geographical knowledge, but rather something that goes beyond the scope of this function. The main goal was to show the unknown territory and to describe this area with the help of creatures of myth and legend as well as religious symbols. On the one hand, this is due to the lack of geographical knowledge; on the other, it shows the urge of the medieval people to interpret and link geographical knowledge with religious ideas. The essay shows this amalgamation of mundane and spiritual worlds in medieval times, which is entirely unfamiliar for us today.
dc.language	German
dc.publisher	Universität Mainz
dc.relation	http://www.skriptum-geschichte.de/?p=1144
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2192-4457
dc.rights	CC BY-ND
dc.source	Skriptum : Studentische Onlinezeitschrift für Geschichte und Geschichtsdidaktik, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 17-29 (2012)
dc.subject	Geography
dc.subject	Africa
dc.subject	Map
dc.subject	Religion
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	History (General)
dc.subject	D1-2009
dc.subject	History (General) and history of Europe
dc.subject	D
dc.subject	DOAJ:History
dc.subject	DOAJ:History and Archaeology
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	History (General)
dc.subject	D1-2009
dc.subject	History (General) and history of Europe
dc.subject	D
dc.subject	DOAJ:History
dc.subject	DOAJ:History and Archaeology
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	History (General)
dc.subject	D1-2009
dc.subject	History (General) and history of Europe
dc.subject	D
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	History (General)
dc.subject	D1-2009
dc.subject	History (General) and history of Europe
dc.subject	D
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	History (General)
dc.subject	D1-2009
dc.subject	History (General) and history of Europe
dc.subject	D
dc.title	Zwischen religiösem Produkt und Orientierungshilfe – Die Darstellung Afrikas auf Landkarten des 14. bis 16. Jahrhunderts
dc.type	article