Kozmetika i nakit kao statusni simbol u starom vijeku

master's thesis

• Title (english): Cosmetics and jewellery as a status symbol in the anciend world
• Author: Ivona Jozak
• Mentor: Mladen Tomorad (mentor)
• Committee member: Vlatka Vukelić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Eva Katarina Glazer (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Mladen Tomorad (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Croatian Studies; (Department of History); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2017-09-29, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; History

Abstract

Ovaj rad nastoji prikazati koliku su važnost kozmetika i nakit imale kao svakodnevna sastavnica u životu antičkog društva. Svoje sam istraživanje usredotočila uglavnom na najistaknutije narode staroga vijeka; Egipćane, Grke, Rimljane s osvrtom i na neke manje reprezentativne, no pojednako važne poput Perzijskog Carstva, Irana, Indije ili Kine. Osim što su kao takve predstavljale način na koji je pojedinac ukrašavao svoje tijelo te se fizički samoprezentirao na van, činile su ujedno i važnu sastavnicu u drugim aspektima njegova života. Naime, kozmetika kao tadašnja vrsta higijene svoje je djelovanje proširila i na medicinski, ritualni te ceremonijalni aspekt. Kozmetički preparati koji su bili uporabi značajno su varirali, a njihova je dostupnost postala učestalijom s razvojem trgovačkih odnosa. Iako ne možemo posve odbaciti ideju o statusnoj simbolici kozmetike u ono vrijeme, nju ipak značajnije pridajemo nakitu. Kao svojevrsna analogija suvremenom obliku valute, nakit je uvelike je bio odrednicom ekonomskog stanja pojedinca što oprimjeruju podaci o prisutnosti izrazito cijenjenih vrsta istog kod bogatijeg sloja društva. Istraživanje ove tematike značajno pridonosi razvoju ne samo povijesne nego i ekonomske te društvene znanosti.

Abstract (english)

This paper will show how important were cosmetics and jewellery as an daily component in the life of the ancient society. My research focused mainly on the most prominent populace of ancient times; Egyptians, Greeks, Romans and some less representative but still important such as the Persian Empire, Iran, India or China. In addition to the way in which an individual adorned his body and physically self-represented on the outside, they were at the same time an important component in other aspects of his life. Namely, cosmetics as a type of hygiene at that time expanded its function to medical, ritual and ceremonial aspects. The cosmetic preparations that were used were significantly varied and their availability became more common with the development of trading relationships. Although we can not completely dismiss the idea of the status symbol of cosmetics at that time, we still add more that idea to the jewellery. As a kind of analogue to the contemporary currency form, jewellery was largely determined by the economic state of the individual, which implies the presence of highly respected kinds of the same in the richer layer of society. Research on this issue significantly contributes to the development of not only historical but also economic and social sciences.

• Keywords: kozmetika; ljepota; samoprezentacija; nakit; status
• Keywords (english): cosmetic; beauty; self-representation; jewellery; status
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:111:175108
• Study programme: Title: Department of History; specializations in: scientific, teaching; Course: scientific; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra povijesti (magistar/magistra povijesti)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2017-10-30 12:07:54