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Horkos: The Oath in Greek Society

Judith Fletcher

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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, political and social history, literary criticism, and 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.

Language: English

Pages: 304

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Release: January 23, 2008

ISBN: 1904675670

ISBN 13: 9781904675679

Horkos: The Oath in Greek Society

Judith Fletcher

0/5 ( ratings)

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, political and social history, literary criticism, and 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.

Language: English

Pages: 304

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Release: January 23, 2008

ISBN: 1904675670

ISBN 13: 9781904675679

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