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.