Unveiling Emotions: Sources and Methods for the Study of Emotions in the Greek World: 52 (Heidelberger Althistorische Beitrage Und Epigraphische Studien)

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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). TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE INTRODUCTION PART ONE Sources EMOTIONS AND PAPYRI MOVING STONES EMOTIONS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOURCES BEYOND THE USUAL SUSPECTS PART TWO Emotions in the interaction between mortals and gods DREAM, NARRATIVE, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF HOPE IN THE ‘HEALING MIRACLES’ OF EPIDAUROS CONSTRUCTING THE FEAR OF GODS SWEET REVENGE ISIS ARETALOGIES, INITIATIONS, AND EMOTIONS PART THREE Emotions in the public space EMOTIONALITY IN THE POLITICAL CULTURE OF THE GRAECO-ROMAN EAST A GLIMPSE INTO THE WORLD OF PETITIONS MAKE OR BREAK DECISIONS PART FOUR Emotions in interprersonal communication ‘HE IS A LIAR, A BOUNDER, AND A CAD’ ‘BEING UNABLE TO COME TO YOU AND LAMENT AND WEEP WITH YOU’ REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL? ENVOI THE EMOTION SEEKS TO BE EXPRESSED: Thoughts from a Linguist’s Point of View ABBREVIATIONS INDEX CONTRIBUTORS Пустая страница