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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 v...
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oapen-20.500.12657-301342024-03-25T09:51:07Z Oaths and Swearing in Ancient Greece Sommerstein, Alan H. Torrance, Isabelle C. History Odysseus Perjury Zeus thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1Q Other geographical groupings: Oceans and seas, historical, political etc::1QB Historical states, empires, territories and regions::1QBA Ancient World::1QBAG 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. 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. 2018-05-18 23:55 2020-03-21 03:00:29 2020-04-01T12:45:55Z 2020-04-01T12:45:55Z 2014-06-01 book 649966 OCN: 890812671 9783110227369 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/30134 eng application/pdf n/a 649966.pdf De Gruyter 10.1515/9783110227369 103419 10.1515/9783110227369 2b386f62-fc18-4108-bcf1-ade3ed4cf2f3 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9783110227369 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) 103419 KU Pilot 499100 Knowledge Unlatched open access |
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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. |
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