Boletim de Estudos Clássicos

Um vilancete RECÉM-DIVULGADO de Luís de Camões

2025-11-13T16:34:26+00:00

A religious poem credited to Camões was recently revealed to the public: the villancico "Two Great Wonders / See if anybody has seen." This short devotional poem combines three Marian themes, popular in the literature and arts of the time: the Virgin Mary nursing the Infant Jesus, the pairing of milk and blood, and the lactation of the saints, which were transmitted in hymnals and liturgy, as well as in Bernardine and Augustinian hagiographies and iconography. These three motifs provided the poetic material with which Camões crafted this synthesis, which dialogues closely with another of his poems, “Elegy to the Passion of Christ Our Lord”, allowing us to better appreciate the poet as a composer of sacred hymns.

Dear Editors of BEC, Please find enclosed our manuscript "Are You Truly Green or Just Trying to Look Green? Exploring the Role of Face Consciousness in Green Purchase Behavior" for consideration in your journal. This study examines how social image conc

2025-11-11T06:50:37+00:00

This research investigates the complex relationships between face consciousness, green self-efficacy, environmental attitude, and consumer purchase behavior. Face consciousness, comprising the dual dimensions of gaining face and avoiding losing face, is examined as a precursor to green self-efficacy. Social Judgement Theory and Self-Efficacy Theory are used. Social Judgement Theory suggests that face consciousness influences how individuals evaluate and assimilate information about environmentally friendly behaviors. High-face-conscious individuals are more likely to accept and internalize pro-environmental messages that enhance their social image. Self-efficacy theory posits that the belief in one's capabilities to execute behaviors necessary to produce green self-efficacy is crucial in shaping positive environmental attitudes and promoting green purchase behavior. This study hypothesizes that individuals with high face consciousness are likely to develop a stronger green self-efficacy, which fosters a positive environmental attitude and subsequently leads to green purchase behavior. Purposive sampling was used to select participants, focusing on teenagers who had bought eco-friendly products. Structural equation modeling (SEM) facilitated model assessment, with data analysis conducted using SmartPLS 4.0 software. The findings of this research aim to inform the development of more effective marketing strategies for eco-friendly products targeted at young consumers, thereby contributing to both academic scholarship and industry practices.

Light in Sumerian and Greek Mythology: A Comparative Study

2025-10-28T10:37:42+00:00

This article explores the symbolic, theological, and cosmological significance of light in Sumerian and Greek mythology. Drawing upon primary sources such as the Hymns to Shamash, the Enuma Elish, Hesiod’s Theogony, and Homeric hymns, as well as modern comparative scholarship, the study investigates how each tradition conceptualizes light as both a physical and divine principle. In Sumerian cosmology, the emergence of light from the primeval sea (Nammu) and its embodiment in the sun god Utu/Shamash reflect the association of luminosity with justice, truth, and divine order. In Greek myth, light personified by Aether, Hemera, Helios, and Apollo similarly functions as a medium of reason, clarity, and revelation, yet arises in a distinct cosmogonic sequence that subordinates illumination to cosmic hierarchy. Through comparative mythographic and hermeneutic analysis, this article demonstrates that both civilizations regarded light as a primary expression of divine rationality and cosmic balance, while differing in their theological interpretation of its origin and moral dimension. The findings contribute to broader discussions in comparative mythology and the history of religious symbolism, highlighting the intercultural resonance of light as a universal metaphor for order, consciousness, and truth.

Women and Oratory in Sallust: a pedagogical note on Historiae 2.92 M.

2025-10-14T14:25:09+01:00

This article examines the role of women in Sallust’s Historiae, focusing on the fragment 2.92 M. By analyzing Sallust’s depiction of women as likely ‘rhetorical actors’, the study highlights how oratory functions as a lens through which gender and power converge. Beyond a mere textual analysis, the article tries to propose new pedagogical approaches for teaching Sallust in contemporary classrooms. These strategies have the potential to encourage students (and teachers) to engage critically with questions of voice, authority, and gender in Roman historiography, integrating interdisciplinary perspectives from rhetoric, gender studies, and reception history.

A "Helena" da Associação Cultural Thíasos

2025-09-28T20:15:53+01:00