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Philosophy Ancient & Classical

Horkos

The Oath in Greek Society

edited by Alan Sommerstein & Judith Fletcher

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2008
Category
Ancient & Classical
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781904675679
    Publish Date
    Jan 2008
    List Price
    $165.00

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Description

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, in political and social history, in literary criticism, and in 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.

About the authors

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Judith Fletcher is an associate professor in the Department of Classics at Wilfrid Laurier University.

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