| Unveiling Emotions: Sources and Methods for the Study of Emotions in the Greek World Contributor(s): Chaniotis, Angelos (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3515102264 ISBN-13: 9783515102261 Publisher: Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH OUR PRICE: $101.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Greece |
| LCCN: 2012510454 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.7" W x 9.4" (1.80 lbs) 490 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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). |
