La struttura "ibrida" del DECF e i percorsi di ricostruzione delle informazioni

The "Hybrid" Structure of DECF and the Path of Data Reconstruction The structure of the Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Phoenician Civilization is based on a set of lemmata and cross-references. These make up an interrelated system intended to set out the documentation in an analytical way. The DECF is conceived as a hybrid work because it includes entries of varying length and complexity. This disparity depends both on the nature of each particular topic and on the quantity of available data, but also derives from the methodological assumptions underlying the DECF. In fact, the Dictionary is largely intended to go beyond the descriptive level, by providing supporting data accompanied by theoretical and critical annotations. Following this perspective, the DECF numbers the so-called "macro-entries" (as religion, economy, art, etc.), whose complexity cannot be reduced to a simple and synthetic discussion.