| Titre | La «violence» du silence dans la tradition sicilienne | |
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| Auteur | Maria Pia Di Bella | |
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Revue | Etudes rurales |
| Numéro | no 95-96, 1984 La violence | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Ethnographie de la violence |
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| Page | 195-203 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Silence as Violence in Traditional Sicily
Omertà, or the law of silence, which we associate nowadays with the Mafia, was formerly a traditional peasant response to the violence they endured collectively or as individuals. The author underlines the reasons for the emergence of this peculiar form of aggression — «silence» — and its consequences on the antagonism between the peasants — «the berets» — and the landowners — «the hats» — with the help of six allegorical stories (parità) collected among the peasants of eastern Sicily by S. A. Guastella and published in 1884. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/rural_0014-2182_1984_num_95_1_3029 |
