Oaths and Swearing in Ancient Greece

• Tác giả: Alan H Sommerstein, Isabelle C Torrance
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-3110227369
• Thông tin xuất bản: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, 2014
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 176833
• Chủ đề: 1. Ancient Greece

Tóm tắt

 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.