Oaths and swearing in ancient Greece /
"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....
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; Boston :
De Gruyter,
[2014]
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| Series: | Beiträge zur Altertumskunde ;
Bd. 307. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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 the nature of oaths as Greeks perceived it, the ways in which they were used (and sometimes abused) in Greek life and literature, and their inherent binding power. This title was made Open Access by libraries from around the world through Knowledge Unlatched."--Provided by publisher |
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| Item Description: | "This volume completes the publication of the project The Oath in Archaic and Classical Greece, based at the University of Nottingham"--Preface |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 online resource (ix, 463 pages)) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 394-412) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9783110227369 3110227363 9783110384871 3110384876 |
| ISSN: | 1616-0452 ; |