Unveiling Emotions : Sources and Methods for the Study of Emotions in the Greek World

by: Chaniotis, A.

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).

Heidelberger Althistorische Beiträge und Epigraphische Studien Band 52

2012.
490 p., 25 b/w ill.
soft cover
ISBN 978-3-515-10226-1

Unveiling Emotions : Sources and Methods for the Study of Emotions in the Greek World

by: Chaniotis, A.

• ISBN-13: 9783515102261 / 978-3-515-10226-1
• ISBN-03: 3515102264 / 3-515-10226-4
• Franz Steiner, Stuttgart, 2012