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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815474103321

Autore

Sommerstein Alan H

Titolo

Oath and state in ancient Greece [[electronic resource] /] / Alan H. Sommerstein, Andrew J. Bayliss ; with contributions by Lynn A. Kozak and Isabelle C. Torrance

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, : de Gruyter, 2013

ISBN

3-11-028538-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (388 p.)

Collana

Beiträge zur Altertumskunde ; ; 306

Beiträge zur Altertumskunde, , 1616-0452 ; ; Bd. 306

Classificazione

NH 6840

Altri autori (Persone)

BaylissAndrew J

TorranceIsabelle C

KozakLynn A

Disciplina

342.3808/5

Soggetti

Public law (Greek law)

Oaths (Greek law)

Greece Politics and government To 146 B.C

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This book is based on the work of the research project The Oath in Archaic and Classical Greece, funded by the Leverhulme Trust ..., which at the University of Nottingham, created a database of nearly four thousand references to oaths and swearing in Greek texts" -- Preface.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Oaths in the polis -- pt. 2. Oaths and interstate relations.

Sommario/riassunto

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 how oaths functioned in the working of the Greek city-state (polis) and in relations between different states as well as between Greeks and non-Greeks.