Unveiling Emotions

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

Angelos Chaniotis

• Publisher: Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN: 9783515104999
• Edition: 1
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Ancient History
• Index: History

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

• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• PREFACE
• INTRODUCTION
• PART ONE Sources
• PART TWO Emotions in the interaction between mortals and gods
• PART THREE Emotions in the public space
• PART FOUR Emotions in interprersonal communication
• ENVOI
• THE EMOTION SEEKS TO BE EXPRESSED: Thoughts from a Linguist’s Point of View
• ABBREVIATIONS
• INDEX
• CONTRIBUTORS