Descripción del proyecto
Los modales como medio para comprender las normas de etiqueta
Las normas y las costumbres de etiqueta varían en todo el mundo y a lo largo de los años. Los modales de una cultura dada pueden ayudar a comprender las normas de etiqueta, desde la antigüedad hasta el mundo moderno. En este contexto, el proyecto financiado con fondos europeos GALATEO, estudiará las normas de etiqueta en la sociedad del Imperio asirio tardío (siglos X a VII a. C.). Investigará cómo se codificaba el comportamiento correcto en la sociedad asiria y de qué modo se imponía durante las reuniones en diversos entornos. Arrojará luz sobre cómo las normas de etiqueta pueden convertirse en un medio para que hombres y mujeres muestren su estatus social. Los hallazgos permitirán mejorar nuestra comprensión de la historia social de diferentes culturas del antiguo Oriente Próximo a la luz de las normas de etiqueta.
Objetivo
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.
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MSCA-IF-GF - Global FellowshipsCoordinador
98122 Messina
Italia