著者

中澤 務

出版者

関西大学国際文化財・文化研究センター

雑誌

The journal of Center for the Global Study of Cultural Heritage and Culture

巻号頁・発行日

vol.2, pp.127-139, 2015-03-19

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The points of "nomos" and "physis" played an important role in the cross-cultural understanding of the ancient Greeks. As to the origin and historical role played by these notions, F.Heinimann's view is still influential. His view is as follows: (1) The origin of these notions stems from ethnological studies of the various cultures of the time. (2) However, the antithetical way of thought of philosophers at that time (e.g. 'name vs reality' or 'seeming vs being') changed the notions of "nomos" and "physis" into sharp antithetical notions. (3) The Sophists used these notions to oppose 'law and convention' (nomos) to 'human nature' (physis) and accepted the lattter and rejected the former. In this paper, I reexamine his view and propose a new interpretation. The outline of my interpretation is as follows: (1) The origin of these notions was not only derived from the ethnological studies, but also from the thoughts of Protagoras, the Sophist. (2) Protagoras presupposed close interrelations between "nomos" and "physis." (3) This presupposition was shared by many Sophists of the day including Antiphon (whom Heinimann regarede the champion of anti-nomos thought). In my view, ancient Greeks had consistently used these twin notions as effective tools for cultural understanding.

著者

浜本 隆志

出版者

関西大学国際文化財・文化研究センター

雑誌

The journal of Center for the Global Study of Cultural Heritage and Culture

巻号頁・発行日

vol.2, pp.141-161, 2014

著者

スライマーン アラーエルディーン

出版者

関西大学国際文化財・文化研究センター

雑誌

The journal of Center for the Global Study of Cultural Heritage and Culture

巻号頁・発行日

vol.1, pp.23-31, 2013

著者

中澤 務

出版者

関西大学国際文化財・文化研究センター

雑誌

The Journal of Center for the Global Study of Cultural Heritage and Culture

巻号頁・発行日

vol.3, pp.223-236, 2016-03-07

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In this paper, I investigated the characteristics of cross-cultural knowledge of ancient Greeks, who understood non-Greek cultures through the concept of "otherness." Herodotus was a thinker who represented other cultures to Greek audiences through many techniques dubbed "the rhetoric of otherness." The most typical and important example is his description of the Scythians. For this study, the following five typical topics concerning Scythia, which were presented by Herodotus in the fourth book of his Histories, were analyzed with regard to his rhetorical techniques for representing the otherness of non-Greek cultures. (1)Descriptions of the king of the Scythians as the center of nomads. (2) The otherness of Scythian religion. (3) Explanations by Greeks concerning Salmoxis (the god of Getae). (4) Stories of Scythian intellectuals who crossed the border between Greece and other countries. (5) Descriptions of the Scythian expedition by King Darius.

著者

中澤 務

出版者

関西大学国際文化財・文化研究センター

雑誌

The journal of Center for the Global Study of Cultural Heritage and Culture

巻号頁・発行日

vol.3, pp.223-236, 2016-03-07

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In this paper, I investigated the characteristics of cross-cultural knowledge of ancient Greeks, who understood non-Greek cultures through the concept of "otherness." Herodotus was a thinker who represented other cultures to Greek audiences through many techniques dubbed "the rhetoric of otherness." The most typical and important example is his description of the Scythians. For this study, the following five typical topics concerning Scythia, which were presented by Herodotus in the fourth book of his Histories, were analyzed with regard to his rhetorical techniques for representing the otherness of non-Greek cultures. (1)Descriptions of the king of the Scythians as the center of nomads. (2) The otherness of Scythian religion. (3) Explanations by Greeks concerning Salmoxis (the god of Getae). (4) Stories of Scythian intellectuals who crossed the border between Greece and other countries. (5) Descriptions of the Scythian expedition by King Darius.

著者

中澤 務

出版者

関西大学国際文化財・文化研究センター

雑誌

The Journal of Center for the Global Study of Cultural Heritage and Culture

巻号頁・発行日

vol.1, pp.125-133, 2014-03-24

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In this essay I further discuss the 'Black Athena Debate' which has been carried on since the publication of Martin Bernal's first volume of Black Ahena (1987). This debate is mainly concerned with problems formation in 19th century Europe regarding ancient Greek civilization and th influence of Egypt and the Near East. To investigate new possivilities in this debate, I discuss a new study, the African Athena: New Agendas (2011), and examine new points of view developed in this book that show how history has been revised to ignore African (and Semitic) contributions to Greek culture.

著者

中澤 務

出版者

関西大学国際文化財・文化研究センター

雑誌

The journal of Center for the Global Study of Cultural Heritage and Culture

巻号頁・発行日

vol.1, pp.125-133, 2014-03-24

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In this essay I further discuss the 'Black Athena Debate' which has been carried on since the publication of Martin Bernal's first volume of Black Ahena (1987). This debate is mainly concerned with problems formation in 19th century Europe regarding ancient Greek civilization and th influence of Egypt and the Near East. To investigate new possivilities in this debate, I discuss a new study, the African Athena: New Agendas (2011), and examine new points of view developed in this book that show how history has been revised to ignore African (and Semitic) contributions to Greek culture.

著者

森 貴史

出版者

関西大学国際文化財・文化研究センター

雑誌

The journal of Center for the Global Study of Cultural Heritage and Culture

巻号頁・発行日

vol.2, pp.163-177, 2014

著者

浜本 隆志

出版者

関西大学国際文化財・文化研究センター

雑誌

The journal of Center for the Global Study of Cultural Heritage and Culture

巻号頁・発行日

vol.3, pp.149-188, 2015

著者

肥後 時尚

出版者

関西大学国際文化財・文化研究センター

雑誌

The journal of Center for the Global Study of Cultural Heritage and Culture

巻号頁・発行日

vol.2, pp.215-228, 2014

著者

中澤 務

出版者

関西大学国際文化財・文化研究センター

雑誌

The Journal of Center for the Global Study of Cultural Heritage and Culture

巻号頁・発行日

vol.1, pp.125-133, 2014-03-24

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In this essay I further discuss the 'Black Athena Debate' which has been carried on since the publication of Martin Bernal's first volume of Black Ahena (1987). This debate is mainly concerned with problems formation in 19th century Europe regarding ancient Greek civilization and th influence of Egypt and the Near East. To investigate new possivilities in this debate, I discuss a new study, the African Athena: New Agendas (2011), and examine new points of view developed in this book that show how history has been revised to ignore African (and Semitic) contributions to Greek culture.