Unveiling Emotions

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

Edited by Angelos Chaniotis

Book cover: Unveiling Emotions

Extent: 490 pages

Publisher: Franz Steiner Verlag

Subjects: Classical Studies

Series: Heidelberger Althistorische Beitrage und epigraphische Studien

Language: English

Paperback (Out of print)

(November 2012)

ISBN: 9783515102261

6.69 x 9.45 inches

Price: $122.00

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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).

  • Edited by Angelos Chaniotis