The Transformative Power of the Copy

This volume offers a fresh perspective on the copy and the practice of copying,

two topics that, while the focus of much academic discussion in recent decades, have

been underrepresented in the discourse on transculturality. Here, experts from a

wide range of academic disciplines present their views on the copy from a

transcultural perspective, seeking not to define the copy uniformly, but to reveal

its dynamic and transformative power. The copy and the practice of copying are thus

presented as constituents of transculturality via thought-provoking contributions on

topics spanning time periods from antiquity to the present, and regions from Asia to

Europe. In so doing, these contributions aim to create the basis for a novel,

interdisciplinary discourse on the copy and its transcultural impact throughout

history.