Oaths and Swearing in Ancient Greece
Alan H. Sommerstein, Isabelle C. Torrance
The oath was an institution of fundamental importance across a wide range of social interactions throughout the ancient Greek world, making a crucial contribution to social stability and harmony; yet there has been no comprehensive, dedicated scholarly study of the subject for over a century. This volume of a two-volume study explores the nature of oaths as Greeks perceived it, the ways in which they were used (and sometimes abused) in Greek life and literature, and their inherent binding power.
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Yıl:
2014
Yayımcı:
Walter de Gruyter
Dil:
english
ISBN 10:
3110200597
ISBN 13:
9783110200591
Seriler:
Beiträge zur Altertumskunde 307
Dosya:
PDF, 2.60 MB
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english, 2014