Series | Alterum Byzantium
Review | Byzantium and Its Neighbours
Chapter | Hate Speech, Ethnoreligious Prejudices, and Stereotypes in Byzantine Literature
Hate Speech, Ethnoreligious Prejudices, and Stereotypes in Byzantine Literature
Outline of an Ongoing Research Project
Abstract
In this article, the Author presents the theoretical framework for the research project “LiDoBIPH: A Linguistic Dossier of Byzantine Interreligious and Interconfessional Prejudice and Hatred”. The project examines Greek derogatory verbs and epithets used by Byzantine writers to describe Muslims and Latins. It focuses on terms found in Byzantine literature from the seventh to the mid-fourteenth century (anti-Islamic) and from the ninth to the early thirteenth century (anti-Latin). The framework includes an overview of the historiographical debate on identity and alterity in Byzantine studies and evaluates the concept of hate speech and its socio-psychological implications. It also proposes a distinction between literary invective and hate speech in Byzantine texts. Furthermore, the article discusses related studies, the adopted methodology, and the criteria for selecting the literary corpus, highlighting the project’s potential contribution to Byzantine studies.
Submitted: June 14, 2024 | Accepted: July 4, 2024 | Published Forthcoming | Language: en
Keywords Methodology • Greek language • Ethnic and religious stereotypes • Muslims • Collective identity • Theory • Byzantine literature • Interdisciplinarity • Alterity • Derogatory labels • Invective • Latins • Hate speech
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