The ideology of democratic Athens : institutions, orators and the mythical past / Matteo Barbato.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barbato, Matteo, author.

Series:

New approaches to Ancient Greek institutional history.

Edinburgh scholarship online.

New approaches to Ancient Greek institutional history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Greece--Athens--History--To 1500.

Democracy.

Democracy--Greece--Athens--History--To 1500--Case studies.

Oratory, Ancient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 252 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2020.

Summary:

The debate on Athenian democratic ideology has long been polarised around two extremes. A Marxist tradition views ideology as a cover-up for Athens' internal divisions. Another tradition, sometimes referred to as culturalist, interprets it neutrally as the fixed set of ideas shared by the members of the Athenian community.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Tables and Illustrations

Preface

Abbreviations

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Myth and Athenian Democracy

Chapter 3 The Discursive Parameters of Athenian Democratic Institutions

Chapter 4 Exclusiveness and Eugeneia in the Myth of Autochthony

Chapter 5 Between Charis and Philanthrōpia: The Heraclidae

Chapter 6 Fading Shades of Hybris: The Attic Amazonomachy

Chapter 7 Combining Hybris and Philanthrōpia: The Myth of Adrastus

Chapter 8 Conclusions

Bibliography

Index Locorum

General Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Oct 2020).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4744-8451-4

1-4744-6644-3

OCLC:

1306540242