Greek Law

You are looking at  1-3 of 3 articles  for:

  • Greek Myth and Religion x
Clear All

View:

hubris  

N. R. E. Fisher

Online publication date:
Jul 2015
Subject:
Greek Law, Greek Literature, Greek Myth and Religion, Philosophy
Hubris, intentionally dishonouring behaviour, was a powerful term of moral condemnation in ancient Greece; and in Athens, and perhaps elsewhere, it was also treated as a serious crime. The common use ... More

marriage ceremonies, Greek  

Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood

Online publication date:
Mar 2016
Subject:
Gender Studies, Greek Law, Greek Myth and Religion
Ceremonies were not identical all over Greece. For example, at Sparta they included a mock abduction (Plut.Lyc. 15. 3). But they were shaped by largely similar perceptions about the ceremony and the ... More

sacred laws  

Robert Parker

Online publication date:
Mar 2016
Subject:
Greek Law, Greek Myth and Religion
The category of “sacred laws” is one within which modern scholarship on Greek religion assembles inscriptions which in various ways regulate the conduct of cult. Many have a broadly policing ... More

View: