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GALATEO (Good Attitudes for Life in Assyrian Times: Etiquette and Observance of Norms in Male and Female Groups)

Projektbeschreibung

Etikette verstehen durch Manieren

Umgangsformen und Gepflogenheiten unterscheiden sich je nach Ort und Zeit. Die Manieren einer Kultur können zu einem Verständnis der Etikette beitragen, von der Antike bis zur Moderne. Vor diesem Hintergrund wird das EU-finanzierte Projekt GALATEO die Etikette der spätassyrischen Gesellschaft (10. bis 7. Jahrhundert v. Chr.) erforschen. Es wird untersucht, wie korrektes Verhalten in der assyrischen Gesellschaft bei Treffen in unterschiedlichen Umfeldern kodifiziert und durchgesetzt wurde. Es wird beleuchten, wie Etikette für Männer wie Frauen eine Möglichkeit werden kann, ihren sozialen Status darzustellen. Die Ergebnisse werden unser Verständnis der sozialen Geschichte zahlreicher Kulturen des antiken Nahen und Mittleren Ostens hinsichtlich Etikette vertiefen.

Ziel

The GALATEO (Good Attitudes for Life in Assyrian Times: Etiquette and Observance of Norms in Male and Female Groups) project aims to understand anew the importance of etiquette in late Assyrian society (10th–7th century BCE) and to investigate through a multidisciplinary approach the extent to which etiquette influenced the subsequent cultures of the Middle East. As a showcase of the project, the creation of an open source Atlas will be delivered, which is conceived as an open repository, in which the addition of new references to delineate the manners of a given culture can contribute to the understanding of etiquette, from the ancient to the modern Middle East. GALATEO develops and works through an adaptable sociological and anthropological theoretical model for the study of etiquette in the ancient Middle East. To this end, the sociological perspective will explore the way that correct behaviour in Assyrian society was codified and imposed during meetings, both religious and lay, in variously political, economic, and convivial settings. In this way it will be investigated how etiquette becomes a means for both men and women to display their social status and gender balance. The anthropological perspective will examine the etiquette of hygiene, especially concerning the practices of proper handwashing, body washing, facial cleanliness, and bodily purification from a religious point of view, the intention of which was to avoid the transmission of disease, such as sex and bodily pollutions, as well as the admission of evil spirits. This analysis will show how the extent to which hygiene plays a role in assigning order and integrity to a culture or group. Being adaptable, this model will pave the way for emerging new perspectives on understanding the social history of a number of cultures of the ancient Middle East in light of etiquette, to better understand contemporaneous ones.

Koordinator

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MESSINA
Netto-EU-Beitrag
€ 269 002,56
Adresse
PIAZZA PUGLIATTI 1
98122 Messina
Italien

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Region
Isole Sicilia Messina
Aktivitätstyp
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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€ 269 002,56

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