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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sommerstein, Alan H.

Contributor:

Bayliss, Andrew J.

Torrance, Isabelle C.

Kozak, Lynn A.

Series:

Beiträge zur Altertumskunde

Beiträge zur Altertumskunde, 1616-0452 ; Bd. 306

Beiträge zur Altertumskunde ; 306

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public law (Greek law).

Oaths (Greek law).

Greece--Politics and government--To 146 B.C.

Greece.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (388 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin : de Gruyter, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

pt. 1. Oaths in the polis

pt. 2. Oaths and interstate relations.

Notes:

"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.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9783110285383

311028538X

OCLC:

826482842