Citizen and self in ancient Greece : individuals performing justice and the law / Vincent Farenga.
Citizen and self in ancient Greece : individuals performing justice and the law / Vincent Farenga.
Citizen and self in ancient Greece : individuals performing justice and the law / Vincent Farenga.
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Date
2006.
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N320.9385/ 6
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English
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592 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Introduction -- Justice to the dead : prototypes of the citizen and self in early Greece -- Performing justice in early Greece : dispute settlement in the Iliad -- Self-transformation and the therapy of justice in the Odyssey -- Performing the law : the lawgiver, statute law, and the jury trial -- C...
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
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England
Date Published
2006.
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"This study examines how the ancient Greeks decided questions of justice as a key to understanding the intersection of our moral and political lives. Combining contemporary political philosophy with historical, literary, and philosophical texts, it examines a series of remarkable individuals who performed "scripts" of justice in early Iron Age, Arc...
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Citizen and self in ancient Greece : individuals performing justice and the law / Vincent Farenga.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N320.9385/ 6
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74VKvaMLNKEZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKvaMLNKEZ
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9780521845595 (hardcover)
0521845599 (hardcover)
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320.9385011
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991021546329702626
