| Reciprocity in Ancient Greece Contributor(s): Gill, Christopher (Editor), Postlethwaite, Norman (Editor), Seaford, Richard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0198149972 ISBN-13: 9780198149972 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $332.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 1998 Annotation: In this collection of new essays, an international group of experts explores, in connection with Greek culture, an idea that has proven very fruitful in anthropology: that of reciprocity as a practice and idea. It provides the most comprehensive examination so far of reciprocity in Greek economic, social, and intellectual life, discussing its relevance to epic and drama, historical writing, oratory, religion, and ethical philosophy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Greece - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - History | Civilization |
| Dewey: 938 |
| LCCN: 97039160 |
| Lexile Measure: 1570 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.40 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this collection of new essays, an international group of experts explores, in connection with Greek culture, an idea that has proven very fruitful in anthropology: that of reciprocity as a practice and idea. It provides the most comprehensive examination so far of reciprocity in Greek economic, social, and intellectual life, discussing its relevance to epic and drama, historical writing, oratory, religion, and ethical philosophy. |