Chaniotis Unveiling Emotions

Sources and Methods for the Study of Emotions in the Greek World
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-515-10499-9
Verlag: Franz Steiner
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Deutsch, Englisch, Band Band 52, 490 Seiten, E-Book-Text

Reihe: Heidelberger Althistorische Beiträge und epigraphische Studien.

This volume presents the first results of research conducted on 'The Social and Cultural Construction of Emotions: The Greek Paradigm' by a research group in Oxford funded by the European Research Council. The project aims at contributing to a better understanding of the social and cultural factors that determine the manifestation of emotions in texts (papyri, inscriptions, literary sources) and in the material evidence from the Greek and Greek-speaking world (c. 800 BCE – c. 600 CE). The four introductory chapters address problems in the study of emotions in antiquity. They are followed by ten case-studies in which the manifestation and arousal of emotions (fear, anger, envy, grief, hope) are studied in various contexts (religion, litigation, political life, art, private life) and in connection with a variety of media (narratives of miracles, dedications, curses, acclamations, petitions, condolence letters, forensic oratory, architecture, images).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chaniotis, Angelos

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Klassische Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Griechische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;TABLE OF CONTENTS;6
2;PREFACE;10
3;INTRODUCTION;12
4;PART ONE Sources;38
4.1;EMOTIONS AND PAPYRI;40
4.2;MOVING STONES;92
4.3;EMOTIONS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOURCES;132
4.4;BEYOND THE USUAL SUSPECTS;152
5;PART TWO Emotions in the interaction between mortals and gods;176
5.1;DREAM, NARRATIVE, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF HOPE IN THE ‘HEALING MIRACLES’ OF EPIDAUROS;178
5.2;CONSTRUCTING THE FEAR OF GODS;206
5.3;SWEET REVENGE;236
5.4;ISIS ARETALOGIES, INITIATIONS, AND EMOTIONS;268
6;PART THREE Emotions in the public space;294
6.1;EMOTIONALITY IN THE POLITICAL CULTURE OF THE GRAECO-ROMAN EAST;296
6.2;A GLIMPSE INTO THE WORLD OF PETITIONS;318
6.3;MAKE OR BREAK DECISIONS;330
7;PART FOUR Emotions in interprersonal communication;358
7.1;‘HE IS A LIAR, A BOUNDER, AND A CAD’;360
7.2;‘BEING UNABLE TO COME TO YOU AND LAMENT AND WEEP WITH YOU’;390
7.3;REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL?;414
8;ENVOI;432
9;THE EMOTION SEEKS TO BE EXPRESSED: Thoughts from a Linguist’s Point of View;434
10;ABBREVIATIONS;470
11;INDEX;474
12;CONTRIBUTORS;490

Über Autor(innen)

Chaniotis, Angelos
Angelos Chaniotis, Professor of Ancient History at the Institute for Advanced Study, was Principal Investigator of the project 'The Social and Cultural Construction of Emotions: the Greek Paradigm' in Oxford (2009–13). His current research focuses on the role of memory, emotions, and theatrical behavior in Greek society, and on the history of the night in Greek Antiquity.