Description du projet
Les manières pour comprendre la bienséance
Les règles en matière de bienséance et les coutumes varient dans le monde au fil des ans. Les manières d’une culture donnée peuvent contribuer à comprendre la bienséance, depuis le monde ancien jusqu’au monde moderne. Dans ce contexte, le projet GALATEO, financé par l’UE, étudiera la bienséance à la fin de la société assyrienne (Xe au VIIe siècle av. J.-C.). Il examinera comment le comportement approprié dans la société assyrienne était codifié et imposé durant des réunions dans différents cadres. Il apportera un éclairage sur la manière dont la bienséance peut devenir un moyen pour les hommes et les femmes d’afficher leur statut social. Les conclusions permettront de mieux comprendre l’histoire sociale d’un certain nombre de cultures de l’ancien Moyen-Orient à la lumière de la bienséance.
Objectif
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 FellowshipsCoordinateur
98122 Messina
Italie