Honor and dignity in the ancient world.
Rennes University Press| N° d'inventaire | 28480 |
| Format | 16.5 X 24 |
| Détails | 360 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Rennes, 2023 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782753592827 |
While it is difficult to find a definition of dignity among historians because it seems to fall within the domain of morality, or even law, honor has only recently become a concept. Yet these are two notions that a priori bring into play the same psychological forces: self-esteem and a form of pride. The social sciences have taken hold of the notion of honor and analyzed it through the prism of "Mediterranean societies," giving it an anthropological definition whose main aspects are competition, the obsession with female sexual purity, and vengeful violence. In response to insult, violence, seduction, and rape of women, is this model requiring a reparative act applicable to the ancient Greco-Roman world? Do we find there this obsession with blood and sex that is at the heart of the "anthropological model"?
The book aims to place the two notions of honor and dignity in their historical context from the archaic period to that of Late Antiquity. It considers them from four points of view: the relationship between the individual and his political community, the nature of family honor and female honor in particular, violence, and finally, the forms of dishonor.
With the support of the CReAAH Rennes 2 - LAHM laboratory (UMR CNRS 6566) , the University of Rennes 2 , the UMR CNRS 6566 CReAAH and the University of Rennes .
While it is difficult to find a definition of dignity among historians because it seems to fall within the domain of morality, or even law, honor has only recently become a concept. Yet these are two notions that a priori bring into play the same psychological forces: self-esteem and a form of pride. The social sciences have taken hold of the notion of honor and analyzed it through the prism of "Mediterranean societies," giving it an anthropological definition whose main aspects are competition, the obsession with female sexual purity, and vengeful violence. In response to insult, violence, seduction, and rape of women, is this model requiring a reparative act applicable to the ancient Greco-Roman world? Do we find there this obsession with blood and sex that is at the heart of the "anthropological model"?
The book aims to place the two notions of honor and dignity in their historical context from the archaic period to that of Late Antiquity. It considers them from four points of view: the relationship between the individual and his political community, the nature of family honor and female honor in particular, violence, and finally, the forms of dishonor.
With the support of the CReAAH Rennes 2 - LAHM laboratory (UMR CNRS 6566) , the University of Rennes 2 , the UMR CNRS 6566 CReAAH and the University of Rennes .