Fortunatus und die Null
Ein leerer Beutel und die Macht weiblicher Fruchtbarkeit
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21463480 |
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| Authors | Michaela Wiesinger (0000-0002-6784-1424, Institut für Mittelalterforschung, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften Wien Österreich, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 272-290 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-12 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Amsterdamer Beiträge zur älteren Germanistik (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0165-7305 • E-ISSN: 1875-6719 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/18756719-12340244 |
| OpenAlex | W4281646798 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
Fortunatus is a rich man: Fortuna gave him a little bag, that always contains 10 gold coins when he reaches inside. The motive of the bag has been studied in terms of its economic power; this article wants to introduce another interpretation that connects the bag to the increasing relevance of the Hindu-Arabic numerals. The symbol for and the meaning of the Zero as well as the metaphorical overlap of the bag and the female reproductive organ will be the focus of this study
Arabic · Epistemology · Hinduism · Linguistics · Physics · Computer Science · History · History and Theory of Mathematics · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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