ABSTRACT
This book covers a wide range of topics related to honor and shame in European historical societies: history of law and literature, social and ancient history, as well as theoretical contributions on the state of research and the importance of honor and shame in traditional societies.
Honor and shame in Western History brings together 14 texts of interdisciplinary scholars from Europe and North America. It covers a wide range of topics related to honor and shame in historical societies. The contributions cover periods of Western history from Greek and Roman times to the nineteenth century and many of them integrate the concept of a "deep history" of honor and shame in social interaction.
The book is essential for a broad audience interested in social history and the history of emotions.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|71 pages
Honor and Shame: Concepts and Challenges
chapter 2|18 pages
Shame
part II|89 pages
Honor and Shame in Traditional European Societies
chapter 6|17 pages
Better to die in honor than to live in shame?
chapter 7|16 pages
The Dynamics of Gender-Specific Honor and Shame in the Middle Ages
chapter 9|9 pages
Christian Humility, Papal Humiliations
part III|88 pages
Honor and Shame in Modernity