Codes and Rituals of Emotions in Asian and African Cultures

This volume presents the final results of a project on emotions carried out by
specialists in Oriental and African studies dealing with the languages, literatures
and cultures of Asia and Africa. The project has received substantial support from
the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Funding for conducting the
research and the publication of the results was provided by Grant N N104 0597 33.
Originally conducted under the Polish label “Symbolika języka emocji w kulturach
Azji i Afryki (Symbolic Values of the Language of Emotions in Asian and African
Cultures)”, the project was significantly enriched in the course of the conducted
research and gained an international dimension. I would like to thank Prof. Paolo
Santangelo from Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza” for his active
involvement in the project, especially for sharing his experience in developing
a methodology of studying emotions while participating in a workshop dedicated to
this topic organized in Warsaw in 2008, and for his contribution to this volume.