Rubor and Pudor. Living and Thinking Shame in Ancient Rome.
ULM Street| N° d'inventaire | 15802 |
| Format | 16 x 24 |
| Détails | 143 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2012 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782728804658 |
In ancient Rome, shame was an effective tool for controlling behavior. A social phenomenon, an ideological tool, and an intellectual object, it constitutes a privileged access point to Roman mentalities and ways of thinking. But while presenting itself to modern readers through the misleading prism of a uniform designation, shame encompassed diverse realities, practices, and functions: sometimes formalized by scholarly studies or exploited in literary works, sometimes suffered or inflicted in daily life or on the political scene. From one domain to another, from one era to another, this volume questions the unity of the concept over the long term of Roman history. Between exteriority and interiority, reflective thought or formalized experience, the idea of a specifically Roman shame is put to the test here.
In ancient Rome, shame was an effective tool for controlling behavior. A social phenomenon, an ideological tool, and an intellectual object, it constitutes a privileged access point to Roman mentalities and ways of thinking. But while presenting itself to modern readers through the misleading prism of a uniform designation, shame encompassed diverse realities, practices, and functions: sometimes formalized by scholarly studies or exploited in literary works, sometimes suffered or inflicted in daily life or on the political scene. From one domain to another, from one era to another, this volume questions the unity of the concept over the long term of Roman history. Between exteriority and interiority, reflective thought or formalized experience, the idea of a specifically Roman shame is put to the test here.