Oath and State in Ancient Greece
| By: | Alan H. Sommerstein; Andrew James Bayliss |
| Publisher: | De Gruyter |
| Print ISBN: | 9783110284386 |
| eText ISBN: | 9783110285383 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2013 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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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 how oaths functioned in the working of the Greek city-state (polis) and in relations between different states as well as between Greeks and non-Greeks.