Exile, ostracism, and democracy
Subtitle: the politics of expulsion in ancient Greece
By: Sara Forsdyke.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 344
Subjects: Exile (Punishment) -- Greece -- Athens -- History.; Power (Social sciences) -- Greece -- Athens -- History.; Political crimes and offenses -- Greece -- Athens -- History.; Democracy -- Greece -- Athens -- History.; Athens (Greece) -- Politics and government.
Description: "This book explores the cultural and political significance of ostracism in democratic Athens. In contrast to previous interpretations, Sara Forsdyke argues that ostracism was primarily a symbolic institution whose meaning for the Athenians was determined both by past experiences of exile and by its role as a context for the ongoing negotiation of democratic values."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.