Dwarfs in Athens
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9361811 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dasen (0000-0002-2101-3105, corresponding author), Véronique Dasen |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 191-207 |
| Publication date | 1990-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Oxford Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0262-5253 • E-ISSN: 1468-0092 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-0092.1990.tb00222.x |
| OpenAlex | W2060740201 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 4 |
This paper examines the status of short people in everyday Athenian life. It reviews written and iconographic sources which provide complementary information. In literature, especially in the works of Aristotle, dwarfism appears as a physical handicap which involves various disorders, such as sleepiness, erratic reasoning and abnormal sexuality. Vase‐paintings moderate this negative view. Short people are shown as full humans, though close to childhood, who have a specific place in the community; they are associated with satyrs and the world of Dionysos
Art · Art history · Dwarfism · Epistemology · Everyday life · Human sexuality · Literature · Painting · Sociology · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Classical Antiquity Studies · Gender Studies · Historical and Architectural Studies · History · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.23 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2022 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |