| Title:
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HORKOS
THE OATH IN GREEK SOCIETY |
| By: |
Alan H. Sommerstein (Editor), Judith Fletcher (Editor) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£80.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1904675670 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781904675679 |
| Publisher: |
LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 July, 2007 |
| Pages: |
384 |
| Language: |
Greek, Modern (1453-), English |
| Description: |
The importance of oaths to ancient Greek culture can hardly be overstated, especially in the political and judicial fields. This title is based on a research project on the oath in ancient Greece. It includes chapters by experts in law, in political and social history, in literary criticism, and in cross-cultural studies. |
| Synopsis: |
The importance of oaths to ancient Greek culture can hardly be overstated, especially in the political and judicial fields; but they have never been the object of a comprehensive, systematic study. This volume derives from a research project on the oath in ancient Greece, and comprises seventeen chapters by experts in law, in political and social history, in literary criticism, and in cross-cultural studies, exploring the subject from a broad spectrum of positions. Topics covered include the nature of ancient Greek oaths; the functions they performed within communities and in relations between them; their exploitation in literary texts and at critical moments in history; and connections between Greek oath phenomena and those of other cultures with which Greek came into contact, from the Hittites to the Romans. |
| Illustrations: |
2 black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Bristol Phoenix Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |