Isabelle Künzer
Autothanasia
Funktionalität, Normativität und Emotionalität suizidalen Verhaltens im antiken Griechenland
[Autothanasia. Functionality, Normativity, and Emotionality of Suicidal Behavior in Ancient Greece.]
2027. 520 pages. forthcoming in
November 2026
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Isabelle Künzer examines the dynamics between constructions of meaning, social norms, and emotions in the context of suicide in ancient Greece. She demonstrates that, while emotions in suicidal episodes challenged the social norms of the societies in question, they ultimately served to reinforce them.