Articles with "honour" as a keyword



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Dishonourable women? Infanticide and honour in Basilicata, 1880–1914

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Published in 2020 at "Journal of Modern Italian Studies"

DOI: 10.1080/1354571x.2020.1750787

Abstract: ABSTRACT In late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Italy, after conceiving an illegitimate child, women sometimes committed infanticide to restore their honour. The Italian Penal Code even included an honour excuse to justify such crimes, which… read more here.

Keywords: excuse; honour excuse; women infanticide; dishonourable women ... See more keywords
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Is There No Honour among the Maltese?

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Published in 2019 at "Anthropological Journal of European Cultures"

DOI: 10.3167/ajec.2019.280112

Abstract: The ‘honour-shame syndrome’ is an anthropological model originally developed in the sixties to describe Mediterranean cultural unity. The model came under heavy criticism, producing a veritable ‘anti-Mediterraneanist’ backlash. There is, however, a renewed interest in… read more here.

Keywords: honour among; among maltese; honour;