Honour' Crimes in Contemporary Greece
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5633101 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Constantina Safilios-Rothschild, Constantina Safilios‐rothschild (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1969 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 205 |
| Publication date | 1969-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1315 • E-ISSN: 1468-4446 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/588531 |
| PMID | 5797105 |
| OpenAlex | W2314348309 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
Honour, as the core of one's essence representing one's masculine or feminine integrity, is the prevalent value in the traditional culture of Mediterranean countries.' Unless one is a member of the upper class or the power echelons of the society, social acceptance is not possible in the absence of unspoiled honour.2 Closely connected with honour is the concept of shame: an individual usually feels ashamed when he is dishonoured in the eyes of his friends and the community at large. The Greek concept ofphildtimo clarifies the connection between honour and shame and determines whether or not any action will be taken in order to restore the damaged honour. Etymologically phildtimo means 'love of honour' and is used to identify the character of a Greek who is concerned with his honour and his good name above all and who is willing to safeguard it at any price. Phildtimo acts as the sensitizing catalyst which makes the individual feel shame when one of his own or of his
Criminology · Honour · Political science · Sociology · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Law
The social images of man and woman
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Chattel
Competitiveness, risk taking, and violence
Genetic markers of cousin marriage and honour cultures
Anthropologies of Domestic Violence
Gender, Migration and Categorisation
Gender-based Explosions
Male sexual jealousy
La violence contre l’épouse, un crime passionnel
Crime and Conflict
Child maltreatment from a sociobiological perspective
Heroes, Hymen and Honour
Did the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 get it right? Are all honour killings revenge killings
Sexual Rivalry and Sexual Conflict
Risking for protection
Extracting implicit theories about the risk of coercive control in romantic relationships
Is This a Man’s World? Woman in the Farm Family of Thessaly, Greece from the 1950s Onwards
The Doctrine of Provocation and the Reasonable Person Test
The Options of Greek Men and Women
Purified by Blood
The Spatial Analysis of Crime and Delinquency
Honor and shame
First be a woman? rural development, social change and women farmers' lives in Thessaly-Greece
Kinship, Patriarchal Structure and Women's Bargaining with Patriarchy in Rural Sindh, Pakistan
Power Alliances and Chastity Belts
Sociocultural Influences on Greek Women's Involvement in Physical Recreation
The Changing Ties That Bind
Passion, Submission and Motherhood
Do Women Really Kill for Honor? Conceptualizing Women's Involvement in Honor Killings
| Unique citing works | 29 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,52 |
| Citation span | 1970 - 2025 (56) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 28 |