From Challenging Culture to Challenged Culture
The Sicilian Cultural Code and the Socio-Cultural Praxis of Sicilian Immigrants in Belgium
Johan Leman (Author),
The First Part of the book, A Challenging Culture, presents the socio-cultural code in Sicily as observed in the Province of Caltanissetta. The most important structural and geographical factors that are culturally relevant are discussed. The Sicilian culture emerges gradually as a culture of control and challenge, and it is on the basis of this idea that Part II, From Challenge to Change, is developed.
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Caltanissetta, Riesi, and Sutera in the Province of Caltanissetta
Chapter 2: The Bellavias: A Case Study
Chapter 3: The Sicilian Culture: A Phenomenological Reading
1 Honor and Respect as Challenge and Being Challenged
2 The Home, the Nuclear Family, and the Extended Family
A The Nuclear Family: la Mamma and la Casa
B The Nuclear Family: The Other Members
C The Nuclear Family: A Small Survey
D The Distrust (Diffidenza) of Non-Relatives
E The Extended Family
3 The Male, Positive, Non-Family Relations
4 The Female Friendship and the Vicinatu
5 Being Shrewd
6 Patronage and Clientelism
7 The Mafia
8 Bewitchment
9 Religion and Death
Chapter 4: The Cultural Gestalt of a Sicilian Paisi and Socialization
1 The Chiazza, the Amici, and the Paisani: Challenge as Culture
2 The Domestic Space: The “Interior”
3 The Flexible Extensions of the Domestic Space
4 Friendship and Patronage as Buffer Institutions
5 The “Absolute Outer”
6 The Imaginary Shifting of Zones
7 The Structures of the Cultural Gestalt and the Individual
8 The Old Men and the Old Women
9 Respect, Chiazza, Village Culture, and Emigration
10 The Accelerating Sicilian Evolution
Frequently Asked Questions
What is "From Challenging Culture to Challenged Culture" about?
The First Part of the book, A Challenging Culture, presents the socio-cultural code in Sicily as observed in the Province of Caltanissetta. The most important structural and geographical factors that are culturally relevant are discussed. The Sicilian culture emerges gradually as a culture of control and challenge, and it is on the basis of this idea that Part II, From Challenge to Change, is developed.
Who wrote "From Challenging Culture to Challenged Culture"?
"From Challenging Culture to Challenged Culture" was written by Johan Leman.
Johan Leman is professor emeritus of Social and Cultural Anthropology at KU Leuven and President of FOYER, a regional minorities centre in Brussels.
Is "From Challenging Culture to Challenged Culture" part of a series?
Yes, "From Challenging Culture to Challenged Culture" is part of the "Studia Anthropologica" series. It's book 1 in the series.
What is the Table of Contents for "From Challenging Culture to Challenged Culture"?
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Caltanissetta, Riesi, and Sutera in the Province of Caltanissetta
Chapter 2: The Bellavias: A Case Study
Chapter 3: The Sicilian Culture: A Phenomenological Reading
1 Honor and Respect as Challenge and Being Challenged
2 The Home, the Nuclear Family, and the Extended Family
A The Nuclear Family: la Mamma and la Casa
B The Nuclear Family: The Other Members
C The Nuclear Family: A Small Survey
D The Distrust (Diffidenza) of Non-Relatives
E The Extended Family
3 The Male, Positive, Non-Family Relations
4 The Female Friendship and the Vicinatu
5 Being Shrewd
6 Patronage and Clientelism
7 The Mafia
8 Bewitchment
9 Religion and Death
Chapter 4: The Cultural Gestalt of a Sicilian Paisi and Socialization
1 The Chiazza, the Amici, and the Paisani: Challenge as Culture
2 The Domestic Space: The "Interior"
3 The Flexible Extensions of the Domestic Space
4 Friendship and Patronage as Buffer Institutions
5 The "Absolute Outer"
6 The Imaginary Shifting of Zones
7 The Structures of the Cultural Gestalt and the Individual
8 The Old Men and the Old Women
9 Respect, Chiazza, Village Culture, and Emigration
10 The Accelerating Sicilian Evolution
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