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Sprawa honoru albo o męskości w staroislandzkich sagach rodowych

Data publikacji: 2018

Terminus, 2018, Tom 20, zeszyt 1 (46) 2018, s. 1 - 30

https://doi.org/10.4467/20843844TE.18.001.8936

Autorzy

Radosław Jakubczyk
Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie, Polska, ul. Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5642-1611 Orcid
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Tytuły

Sprawa honoru albo o męskości w staroislandzkich sagach rodowych

Abstrakt

A Matter of Honor. On Masculinity in the Old Icelandic Family Sagas

The paper deals with the concept of masculinity in selected 13th-century Icelandic family sagas (Íslendingasögur). The author argues that the then ethos of aggressive masculinity, based on such values as honor, vengeance, subordination of women, and supremacy over other masculinities, oppressively infl uenced men who wanted to meet the exorbitant demands of medieval Icelandic society in order to avoid social stigmatization and accusations of eff eminacy. The author refers to the notion of “hegemonic masculinity”, a concept proposed by Raewyn Connell in her influential book Masculinities. In the paper, the model of hegemonic masculinity, characterized by the desire to sanction patriarchy and male domination, is confronted with other types of masculinities (subordinate and marginalized masculinities). Therefore, the following issues are also discussed: male initiation and code of honor, violence against women, emotions of the saga protagonists. The author concludes that unwritten orders and prohibitions that were supposed to protect men from dishonor and loss of social position contributed to a repressive system based on heroism and violence.

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Informacje

Informacje: Terminus, 2018, Tom 20, zeszyt 1 (46) 2018, s. 1 - 30

Typ artykułu: Oryginalny artykuł naukowy

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Sprawa honoru albo o męskości w staroislandzkich sagach rodowych

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A Matter of Honor. On Masculinity in the Icelandic Family Sagas

Autorzy

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5642-1611

Radosław Jakubczyk
Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie, Polska, ul. Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5642-1611 Orcid
Wszystkie publikacje autora →

Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie, Polska, ul. Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków

Publikacja: 2018

Status artykułu: Otwarte __T_UNLOCK

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