Unveiling Emotions: Sources and Methods for the Study of Emotions in the Greek World (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783515102261)

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).

Author: Angelos Chaniotis
ISBN-10: 3515102264
ISBN-13: 9783515102261
Publisher: Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH
Language: English
Published: 11/13/2012
Pages: 490
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.70w x 1.30d