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Revenge, punishment, and anger in Ancient Greek justice / Joe Whitchurch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whitchurch, Joe, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criminal law (Greek law).
- Punishment (Greek law).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024.
- System Details:
- text file HTML
- Summary:
- Joe Whitchurch's book explores the role of emotions such as revenge, punishment, and anger in the context of ancient Greek justice. It analyzes how these emotions were integral to the justice system and state formation in ancient Greece, challenging modern perceptions that separate state punishment from emotional motives. By examining historical texts and societal norms, the book argues that emotions were fundamental to the development of legal institutions in Homeric society and classical Athens. The work is aimed at scholars and students interested in ancient history, legal studies, and the cultural dynamics of justice. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Halftitle page
- Also available from Bloomsbury
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- State formation
- Revenge, punishment and the state
- Historiography
- Sources and outline
- 1 Anger and the Community in Homeric Society
- Concepts of anger
- The slight
- Anger at oneself
- The desire for revenge
- Communicating anger
- Third-party anger
- Moral outrage
- Blaming the community
- Conclusion
- 2 Revenge and the Community in Homeric Society
- Retribution and deterrence
- Delayed revenge
- Compensation
- The dangers of anger
- The capacity for restraint Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Whitchurch, Joe Revenge, Punishment and Anger in Ancient Greek Justice
- ISBN:
- 9781350451575
- 1350451576
- 9781350451551
- 135045155X
- 9781350451568
- 1350451568
- OCLC:
- 1446132101
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