Horkos
Subtitle: The Oath in Greek Society
Publisher: Bristol Phoenix Press
Published: August 30, 2007
Language: eng; grc
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9781904675679
Subjects: European history: BCE to c 500 CE; Foundations of law; History of ideas, intellectual history; Political structure & processes; Social history; Ancient Greece - History; Ancient Law; History; History - General History; Hellenic languages; History: World; Ancient Greece; General; History / Ancient History; Ancient - Greece; Ancient and Classical
Description: The importance of oaths to ancient Greek culture can hardly be overstated, especially in the political and judicial fields. This volume derives from a research project on the oath in ancient Greece, and comprises seventeen chapters, exploring a range of aspects of the subject.