The Cambridge companion to ancient Greek law / edited by Michael Gagarin, David Cohen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gagarin, Michael.

Cohen, David (David J.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law, Greek.

Physical Description:

xiii, 480 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Ancient Greek law

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Contents:

Part 1 Law in Greece

1 The Unity of Greek Law / Michael Gagarin 29

2 Writing, Law, and Written Law / Rosalind Thomas 41

3 Law and Religion / Robert Parker 61

4 Early Greek Law / Michael Gagarin 82

Part 2 Law in Athens I: Procedure

5 Law and Oratory at Athens / S. C. Todd 97

6 Relevance in Athenian Courts / Adriaan Lanni 112

7 Differentiated Rhetorical Strategies in the Athenian Courts / Lene Rubinstein 129

8 The Role of the Witness in Athenian Law / Gerhard Thur 146

9 Theories of Punishment / David Cohen 170

10 The Rhetoric of Law in Fourth-Century Athens / Harvey Yunis 191

Part 3 Law in Athens II: Substantive Law

11 Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law in Classical Athens / David Cohen 211

12 Gender, Sexuality, and Law / Eva Cantarella 236

13 Family and Property Law / Alberto Maffi 254

14 Athenian Citizenship Law / Cynthia Patterson 267

15 Commercial Law / Edward E. Cohen 290

Part 4 Law Outside Athens

16 The Gortyn Laws / John Davies 305

17 Greek Law in Foreign Surroundings: Continuity and Development / Hans-Albert Rupprecht 328

18 Greek Law in the Hellenistic Period: Family and Marriage / Joseph Meleze Modrzejewski 343

Part 5 Other Approaches to Greek Law

19 Law, Attic Comedy, and the Regulation of Comic Speech / Robert W. Wallace 357

20 Greek Tragedy and Law / Danielle Allen 374

21 Law and Political Theory / Josiah Ober 394

22 Law and Nature in Greek Thought / A. A. Long 412.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-456) and indexes.

ISBN:

0521818400

0521521599

OCLC:

56686371

Publisher Number:

9780521818407 (hbk.)

9780521521598 (pbk.)

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