The Cambridge companion to ancient Greek law / edited by Michael Gagarin, David Cohen.
2005
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The Cambridge companion to ancient Greek law / edited by Michael Gagarin, David Cohen.
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
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1 online resource (xiii, 480 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Series
Cambridge companions to the ancient world.
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Introduction / David Cohen
PART 1: LAW IN GREECE
The unity of Greek law / Michael Gagarin
Writing, law, and written law / Rosalind Thomas
Law and religion / Robert Parker
Early Greek law / Michael Gagarin
PART 2: LAW IN ATHENS I: PROCEDURE
Law and oratory at Athens / S.C. Todd
Relevance in Athenian courts / Adriaan Lanni
Differentiated rhetorical strategies in the Athenian courts / Lene Rubinstein
The role of the witness in Athenian law / Gerhard Thu⁺r
Theories of punishment / David Cohen
The rhetoric of law in fourth-century athens / Harvey Yunis
PART 3: LAW IN ATHENS II: SUBSTANTIVE LAW
Crime, punishment, and the rule of law in classical Athens / David Cohen
Gender, sexuality, and law / Eva Cantarella
Family and property law / Alberto Maffi
Athenian citizenship law / Cynthia Patterson
Commercial law / Edward E. Cohen
PART 4: LAW OUTSIDE ATHENS
The Gortyn laws / John Davies
Greek law in foreign surroundings: continuity and development / Hans-Albert Rupprecht
Greek law in the Hellenistic Perios: family and marriage / Joseph Me⁺ѓle⁺ђze Modrzejewski
PART 5: OTHER APPROACHES TO GREEK LAW
Law, attic comedy, and the regulation of comic speech / Robert W. Wallace
Greek tragedy and law / Danielle Allen
Law and political theory / Josiah Ober
Law and nature in Greek thought / A.A. Long.
PART 1: LAW IN GREECE
The unity of Greek law / Michael Gagarin
Writing, law, and written law / Rosalind Thomas
Law and religion / Robert Parker
Early Greek law / Michael Gagarin
PART 2: LAW IN ATHENS I: PROCEDURE
Law and oratory at Athens / S.C. Todd
Relevance in Athenian courts / Adriaan Lanni
Differentiated rhetorical strategies in the Athenian courts / Lene Rubinstein
The role of the witness in Athenian law / Gerhard Thu⁺r
Theories of punishment / David Cohen
The rhetoric of law in fourth-century athens / Harvey Yunis
PART 3: LAW IN ATHENS II: SUBSTANTIVE LAW
Crime, punishment, and the rule of law in classical Athens / David Cohen
Gender, sexuality, and law / Eva Cantarella
Family and property law / Alberto Maffi
Athenian citizenship law / Cynthia Patterson
Commercial law / Edward E. Cohen
PART 4: LAW OUTSIDE ATHENS
The Gortyn laws / John Davies
Greek law in foreign surroundings: continuity and development / Hans-Albert Rupprecht
Greek law in the Hellenistic Perios: family and marriage / Joseph Me⁺ѓle⁺ђze Modrzejewski
PART 5: OTHER APPROACHES TO GREEK LAW
Law, attic comedy, and the regulation of comic speech / Robert W. Wallace
Greek tragedy and law / Danielle Allen
Law and political theory / Josiah Ober
Law and nature in Greek thought / A.A. Long.
Summary
This Companion volume provides a comprehensive overview of the major themes and topics pertinent to ancient Greek law. A substantial introduction establishes the recent historiography on this topic and its development over the last 30 years. Many of the 22 essays, written by an international team of experts, deal with procedural and substantive law in classical Athens, but significant attention is also paid to legal practice in the archaic and Hellenistic eras; areas that offer substantial evidence for legal practice, such as Crete and Egypt; the intersection of law with religion, philosophy, political theory, rhetoric, and drama, as well as the unity of Greek law and the role of writing in law. The volume is intended to introduce non-specialists to the field as well as to stimulate new thinking among specialists.
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English
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9781139000758 ebook
9780521818407 (hardback)
9780521521598 (paperback)
9780521818407 (hardback)
9780521521598 (paperback)
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