Harald Haarmann (born 16.4.1946) is a German
linguist and cultural scientist who lives and works in
Finland. Haarmann studied general linguistics, various
philological disciplines and
prehistory at the universities of
Hamburg,
Bonn,
Coimbra and
Bangor. He obtained his
PhD in
Bonn (1970) and his
habilitation (qualification at professorship level) in
Trier (1979). He taught and conducted research at a number of German and
Japanese universities. He is Vice-President of the Institute of Archaeomythology (headquartered in
Sebastopol, California) and director of its European branch (based in
Luumäki, Finland).[1][2][3]
Haarmann is the author of more than 80 books and more than 450 articles and essays. He has also edited and co-edited some 20
anthologies. Haarmann writes books in English and in German, and articles in various languages. Some of the books have been published in up to 17 languages. His preferred fields of study are
cultural history,
archaeomythology, history of writing,
language evolution,
contact linguistics and
history of religion.[4]
Selected bibliography
Kairos. Human Responses to the Flow of Time in the Dynamic Formation Process of Western Civilization, Hildesheim: Olms Verlag, 2023
ISBN978-3-487-16442-7
Sprache - Schrift - Kultur - Religion - Geschichte - Philosophie, Publikationen Harald Haarmann (1970-2020), Hildesheim: Olms Verlag, 2021,
ISBN978-3-487-16047-4.
Vergessene Kulturen der Weltgeschichte, München: C.H.Beck, 2019
ISBN978-3-406-73410-6 .
Wer zivilisierte die Alten Griechen? Das Erbe der Alteuropäischen Hochkultur. Marix Verlag, Wiesbaden 2017,
ISBN978-3-7374-1065-6.
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, 2016. (376 p.)
ISBN978-3-487-15542-5.
2016 - Auf den Spuren der Indoeuropäer. Von den neolithischen Steppennomaden bis zu den frühen Hochkulturen. Munich: C.H. Beck.
ISBN978-3-406-68824-9.
2015 - Myth as source of knowledge in early western thought. The quest for historiography, science and philosophy in Greek antiquity. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz,
ISBN978-3-447-10362-6.
2014 - Roots of ancient Greek civilization. The influence of Old Europe. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland.
ISBN978-0-7864-7827-9.
2013 - Ancient knowledge, ancient know-how, ancient reasoning. Cultural memory in transition from prehistory to classical antiquity and beyond. Amherst, New York: Cambria Press.
ISBN978-1-60497-852-0.
2013 - Mythos Demokratie. Antike Herrschaftsmodelle im Spannungsfeld von Egalitätsprinzip und Eliteprinzip. Frankfurt, Berlin, New York: Peter Lang.
ISBN978-3-631-62599-6.
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.
ISBN978-3-406-62210-6.
2009 - Interacting with figurines. Seven dimensions in the study of imagery. West Hartford, Vermont: Full Circle Press.
ISBN978-0-9790046-3-6
2008 (co-author Joan Marler) - Introducing the Mythological Crescent. Ancient beliefs and imagery connecting Eurasia with Anatolia. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.[5]ISBN978-3-447-05832-2
2008 - Weltgeschichte der Zahlen [World history of numbers]. Munich: C.H. Beck knowledge, volume 2450.
ISBN978-3-406-56250-1
2007 - Foundations of culture: Knowledge-construction, belief systems and worldview in their dynamic interplay. Frankfurt, Berlin, New York: Peter Lang.
ISBN978-3-631-56685-5
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.
ISBN3-406-55120-3
2005 - Encyclopaedia of extinct peoples. From Akkader to Zimbern. Munich: Becksche Reihe, volume 1643.
ISBN3-406-52817-1
2005 - Schwarz: Eine kleine Kulturgeschichte [Black: A brief cultural history]. Frankfurt, Berlin, New York: Peter Lang.
ISBN3-631-54188-0
2004 - Small encyclopaedia of peoples. From Aborigines to Zapotecs. Munich: Becksche Reihe, volume 1593.
ISBN3-406-51100-7
2004 - Elementary word order in the languages of the world. Documentation and analyses of the emergence of word order patterns. Hamburg: Helmut Buske.
ISBN3-87548-372-3
2003 - History of the deluge. In search of the early civilizations. Munich: Becksche Reihe, volume 1536.
ISBN3-406-49465-X (2nd ed. 2005)
2002 - Geschichte der Schrift [History of writing]. Munich: C.H. Beck knowledge, volume 2198.
ISBN3-406-47998-7 (2nd ed. 2004; 3rd ed. 2007)
2002 - Lexikon der untergegangenen Sprachen [Encyclopaedia of extinct languages]. Munich: Becksche Reihe, volume 1456.
ISBN3-406-47596-5 (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.
ISBN3-593-36572-3
2001 - Small encyclopaedia of languages. From Albanian to Zulu. Munich: Becksche Reihe, volume 1432.
ISBN3-406-47558-2 (2nd ed. 2002)
2001 - Babylonian world. History and future of languages. Frankfurt, New York: Campus.
ISBN3-593-36571-5
2001 - The small languages of the world: Existential threats and chances of survival. A comprehensive documentation. Frankfurt, Berlin, New York: Peter Lang.
ISBN3-631-37173-X
1998 - Religion und Autorität. Der Weg des Gottes ohne Konkurrenz [Religion and authority. The way of the gods without competition]. Hildesheim: Olms.
ISBN3-487-10507-1
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.
ISBN3-487-10163-7
1995 - Early civilization and literacy in Europe. An inquiry into cultural continuity in the Mediterranean world. Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter.
ISBN3-11-014651-7
1993 - The world of European languages. History and future of the language nations between Atlantic and the Urals. Frankfurt, New York: Campus.
ISBN3-593-34825-X
1990 - Universal history of writing. Frankfurt, New York: Campus.
ISBN3-593-34346-0 (4th ed. 1998)