Punishing Transgression in Honor Culture and Face Culture
Michael Steppat (Author)
Summary
Excerpt
Table Of Contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- About the author
- About the book
- This eBook can be cited
- Prefatory Remark
- Contents
- Introduction
- Losing honor and face: Correlated cultural codes
- The complementarity of social science and fiction
- Individualistic dignity vs. collective honor and face
- Peripheral relevance?
- “Representing” a culture
- Vehement reactions
- Targeted readerships
- Shuttles and their politics
- Disinterested research?
- Special thanks
- 1 Honor cultures: The consequences of honor loss
- Literary works cited
- Consequences of honor violation
- Methods of shunning
- Shunned women
- Shunned men
- Forced suicide
- Women committing suicide
- Men committing suicide
- Forced marriage
- Women in forced marriages
- Men in forced marriages
- Rape
- Sexually abused women
- Sexually abused men
- Honor killing
- Female perpetrators
- Male perpetrators
- Films about consequences of honor loss
- Overview of films on honor-related violence
- Clinging to honor in a world of decadence
- 2 Face cultures: The consequences of face loss
- Literary works cited
- Consequences of face violation
- Consequences of female loss of face
- Humiliation
- Divorce or canceling an engagement
- Suicide
- Punishment by a clan committee
- Consequences of male loss of face
- Disrespect
- Suicide
- Punishment by a clan committee and loss of social position
- Exclusion
- Physical injury
- Judicial penalty
- Identity-in-negotiation: Rejection vs. retrievability
- Films about consequences of face loss
- Overview of films on face-related violence
- Maintaining the sense of face
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Filmography
- About the authors
- Index of names
- Series Index
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DOI 10.3726/b21159
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About the author
Mine Krause holds Ph.D. degrees in Comparative Literature from the University of Bayreuth (Germany) and from the University of Pau (France). She is a researcher at the Center for Intercultural Dialogue.
Yan Sun holds a doctorate in Literature and a postgraduate degree in Law. She is a senior lecturer at Shanghai International Studies University and visiting scholar at The City University of New York (CUNY).
Michael Steppat (Ph.D.) is Professor of Literature in English at the University of Bayreuth. He is also an International Faculty member at Shanghai International Studies University.
About the book
In the world’s so-called honor and face cultures, certain values and codes related to the protection of a family’s stainless reputation are deeply rooted. When these values are violated by what is perceived as immoral action, and the resulting transgression becomes known, the honor not only of the deviant, but also of the entire in-group is damaged. This leads to stigmatization followed by collective rejection. Consequently, the stigma needs to be eliminated, usually by a publicly recognizable punitive action taken against those who caused this loss of honor or face, which is experienced as a kind of social death. The punishments range from psychological to physical violence, sometimes including murder. With attention to social science as well as works of fiction, this book studies such punitive measures that affect both women and men by also taking into account intercultural contexts of migration and ethnic minorities. Attention is equally devoted to movies that deal with the consequences of honor and face loss. The book is endorsed by the celebrated Turkish writer Elif Shafak.
This eBook can be cited
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Prefatory Remark
A brilliant book that doesn’t flinch from tackling difficult subjects and opens up important conversations on masculinity, social norms, patriarchy and what is wrongly called “ honour”. In an innovative way, its authors draw upon diverse disciplines and literary works. Here, the focus is not only on female victims, as is rather usual, but also on male victims of honour codes and practices who might not conform to given descriptions or expectations of “manhood” in patriarchal settings. A collection of brave voices!
Elif Shafak
Contents
Losing honor and face: Correlated cultural codes
The complementarity of social science and fiction
Individualistic dignity vs. collective honor and face
1 Honor cultures: The consequences of honor loss
Consequences of honor violation
Films about consequences of honor loss
Overview of films on honor-related violence
Clinging to honor in a world of decadence
2 Face cultures: The consequences of face loss
Consequences of face violation
Consequences of female loss of face
Divorce or canceling an engagement
Punishment by a clan committee
Consequences of male loss of face
Punishment by a clan committee and loss of social position
Identity-in-negotiation: Rejection vs. retrievability
Films about consequences of face loss
Details
- Pages
- 240
- Year
- 2023
- ISBN (PDF)
- 9783631908181
- ISBN (ePUB)
- 9783631908198
- ISBN (Hardcover)
- 9783631836682
- DOI
- 10.3726/b21159
- Language
- English
- Publication date
- 2023 (November)
- Keywords
- Honor culture face culture cultural codes transgression stigmatization punishment social science comparative literature
- Published
- Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Warszawa, Wien, 2023. 240 pp., 3 tables.
Biographical notes
Mine Krause (Author)
Yan Sun (Author)
Michael Steppat (Author)
Mine Krause holds Ph.D. degrees in Comparative Literature from the University of Bayreuth (Germany) and from the University of Pau (France). She is a researcher in the Center for Intercultural Dialogue. Yan Sun holds a doctorate in Literature and a postgraduate degree in Law. She is a senior lecturer at Shanghai International Studies University and visiting scholar at The City University of New York (CUNY). Michael Steppat (Ph.D.) is Professor of Literature in English at the University of Bayreuth. He is also an International Faculty member at Shanghai International Studies University. Krause, Sun, and Steppat are the authors also of Honor, Face, and Violence: Cross-Cultural Literary Representations of Honor Cultures and Face Cultures (2020).
