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In: | Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 20, 1990, 4, S. 391-409 |
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SAGE Publications
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Medientyp: | Artikel, E-Artikel |
Umfang: | 391-409 |
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ISSN: |
0047-2816
1541-3780 |
DOI: | 10.2190/14tj-fj6u-90r4-dukk |
veröffentlicht in: | Journal of Technical Writing and Communication |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Kollektion: | SAGE Publications (CrossRef) |
<jats:p> The Edwin Smith Surgery Manual and the Ebers Manual are two of the oldest technical texts available for analysis; both illustrate the complex rhetorical dynamics characteristic of ancient Egypt. In both, the contents present or encourage substantive reformulation of medical practice and thinking within a strongly conservative, authoritarian culture. In both, we can see how ancient Egyptian rhetorical forms allowed for challenges to tradition, while simultaneously adhering to the value placed on tradition. </jats:p> |