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The Family in Greek History

Author : Cynthia B. Patterson
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674041925
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Family in Greek History written by Cynthia B. Patterson and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The family, Cynthia Patterson demonstrates, played a key role in the political changes that mark the history of ancient Greece. From the archaic society portrayed in Homer and Hesiod to the Hellenistic age, the private world of the family and household was integral with and essential to the civic realm. Early Greek society was rooted not in clans but in individual households, and a man's or woman's place in the larger community was determined by relationships within those households. The development of the city-state did not result in loss of the family's power and authority, Patterson argues; rather, the protection of household relationships was an important element of early public law. The interaction of civic and family concerns in classical Athens is neatly articulated by the examples of marriage and adultery laws. In law courts and in theater performances, violation of marital relationships was presented as a public danger, the adulterer as a sexual thief. This is an understanding that fits the Athenian concept of the city as the highest form of family. The suppression of the cities with the ascendancy of Alexander's empire led to a new resolution of the relationship between public and private authority: the concept of a community of households, which is clearly exemplified in Menander's plays. Undercutting common interpretations of Greek experience as evolving from clan to patriarchal state, Patterson's insightful analysis sheds new light on the role of men and women in Greek culture.

Household Gods

Author : Alexandra Sofroniew
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 1606064568
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Household Gods written by Alexandra Sofroniew and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2016-02-15 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daily religious devotion in the Greek and Roman worlds centered on the family and the home. Besides official worship in rural sacred areas and at temples in towns, the ancients kept household shrines with statuettes of different deities that could have a deep personal and spiritual meaning. Roman houses were often filled with images of gods. Gods and goddesses were represented in mythological paintings on walls and in decorative mosaics on floors, in bronze and marble sculptures, on ornate silver dining vessels, and on lowly clay oil lamps that lit dark rooms. Even many modest homes had one or more religious objects that were privately venerated. Ranging from the humble to the magnificent, these small objects could be fashioned in any medium from terracotta to precious metal or stone. Showcasing the collections in the Getty Villa, this book’s emphasis on the spiritual beliefs and practices of individuals promises to make the works of Greek and Roman art more accessible to readers. Compelling representations of private religious devotion, these small objects express personal ways of worshiping that are still familiar to us today. A chapter on contemporary domestic worship further enhances the relevance of these miniature sculptures for modern viewers.

A Companion to Families in the Greek and Roman Worlds

Author : Beryl Rawson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405187670
Total Pages : 676 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book A Companion to Families in the Greek and Roman Worlds written by Beryl Rawson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-01-18 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to Families in the Greek and Roman Worlds draws from both established and current scholarship to offer a broad overview of the field, engage in contemporary debates, and pose stimulating questions about future development in the study of families. Provides up-to-date research on family structure from archaeology, art, social, cultural, and economic history Includes contributions from established and rising international scholars Features illustrations of families, children, slaves, and ritual life, along with maps and diagrams of sites and dwellings Honorable Mention for 2011 Single Volume Reference/Humanities & Social Sciences PROSE award granted by the Association of American Publishers

The Glory of Hera

Author : Philip Elliot Slater
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400862817
Total Pages : 543 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book The Glory of Hera written by Philip Elliot Slater and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ancient Athenians were "quarrelsome as friends, treacherous as neighbors, brutal as masters, faithless as servants, shallow as lovers--all of which was in part redeemed by their intelligence and creativity." Thus writes Philip Slater in this classic work on narcissism and family relationships in fifth-century Athenian society. Exploring a rich corpus of Greek mythology and drama, he argues that the personalities and social behavior of the gods were neurotic, and that their neurotic conditions must have mirrored the family life of the people who perpetuated their myths. The author traces the issue of narcissism to mother-son relationships, focusing primarily on the literary representation of Hera and the male gods and showing how it related to devalued women raising boys in an ambitious society dominated by men. "The role of homosexuality in society, fatherless families, working mothers, women's status, and violence, male pride, and male bonding--all these find their place in Slater's analysis, so honestly and carefully addressed that we see our own societal dilemmas reflected in archaic mythic narratives all the more clearly."--Richard P. Martin, Princeton University Originally published in 1992. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

The Other Greeks

Author : Victor Davis Hanson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520209350
Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The Other Greeks written by Victor Davis Hanson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1999-12-22 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Victor Hanson shows that the "Greek revolution" was not the rise of a free and democratic urban culture, but rather the historic innovation of the independent family farm."--BOOK JACKET.

A Genealogical Chart of Greek Mythology

Author : Harold Newman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780807827901
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (279 download)

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Download or read book A Genealogical Chart of Greek Mythology written by Harold Newman and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique work is the first comprehensive genealogical chart of virtually all of the named figures of Greek mythology that can be shown to be related. The product of more than 35 years of research, the book includes a 72-page continuous chart that links 3,673 named figures into a single "family tree" spanning 20 generations and an 80-page index that provides a citation to an authoritative ancient source for each relationship. The genealogy begins with Chaos and--based on works by Hesiod, Homer, Aeschylus, Pindar, Bacchylides, Herodotus, Euripides, Apollodorus, Pausanias, Diodorus Siculus, and scores of other ancient poets, playwrights, and writers--continues down through the Titans, the gods, legendary kings, and such well-known figures of literature as Odysseus, Jason, Antigone, and Helen of Troy, as well as hundreds of obscure figures, including their spouses, paramours, children, and descendants. The chart shows all of the known relationships--parental, marital, and extramarital--of each figure. In addition to furnishing a citation for each relationship, the index provides brief descriptive information and indicates the quadrant and page of the continuous chart where the relationship is depicted. A two-page master chart illustrates the relationships among the principal figures.

The Genealogy of Greek Mythology

Author : Vanessa James
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9781592400133
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Genealogy of Greek Mythology written by Vanessa James and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A single-volume resource to ancient Greece, this geneological map of the universe of Greek Myth has a unique accordion-paged design that can be perused section-by-section, on both sides, or fanned out in more than seventeen feet, andprovides more than three thousand entries of its gods and mythological characters, full-color artwork photos, short biographies of prominent historical figures, detailed maps, and a star chart. 60,000 first printing.

After the War Was Over

Author : Mark M. Mazower
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400884438
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book After the War Was Over written by Mark M. Mazower and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016-09-29 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume makes available some of the most exciting research currently underway into Greek society after Liberation. Together, its essays map a new social history of Greece in the 1940s and 1950s, a period in which the country grappled--bloodily--with foreign occupation and intense civil conflict. Extending innovative historical approaches to Greece, the contributors explore how war and civil war affected the family, the law, and the state. They examine how people led their lives, as communities and individuals, at a time of political polarization in a country on the front line of the Cold War's division of Europe. And they advance the ongoing reassessment of what happened in postwar Europe by including regional and village histories and by examining long-running issues of nationalism and ethnicity. Previously neglected subjects--from children and women in the resistance and in prisons to the state use of pageantry--yield fresh insights. By focusing on episodes such as the problems of Jewish survivors in Salonika, memories of the Bulgarian occupation of northern Greece, and the controversial arrest of a war criminal, these scholars begin to answer persistent questions about war and its repercussions. How do people respond to repression? How deep are ethnic divisions? Which forms of power emerge under a weakened state? When forced to choose, will parents sacrifice family or ideology? How do ordinary people surmount wartime grievances to live together? In addition to the editor, the contributors are Eleni Haidia, Procopis Papastratis, Polymeris Voglis, Mando Dalianis, Tassoula Vervenioti, Riki van Boeschoten, John Sakkas, Lee Sarafis, Stathis N. Kalyvas, Anastasia Karakasidou, Bea Lefkowicz, Xanthippi Kotzageorgi-Zymari, Tassos Hadjianastassiou, and Susanne-Sophia Spiliotis.

Readings in Greek History

Author : D. Brendan Nagle
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 9780199978458
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (784 download)

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Download or read book Readings in Greek History written by D. Brendan Nagle and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains a comprehensive selection of historical documents for courses in Greek History and Civilization, and Western Civilization. It includes material dealing with all the major aspects of Greek historical experience: political, social, cultural, intellectual, economic, and technological.

The Ancient Greeks For Dummies

Author : Stephen Batchelor
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111999814X
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book The Ancient Greeks For Dummies written by Stephen Batchelor and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-02-15 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The civilisation of the Ancient Greeks has been immensely influential on the language, politics, educational systems, philosophy, science and arts of Western culture. As well as instigating itself as the birthplace of the Olympics, Ancient Greece is famous for its literature, philosophy, mythology and the beautiful architecture- to which thousands of tourists flock every year. This entertaining guide introduces readers to the amazing world of the Ancient Greeks. It offers a complete rundown of Greek history alongside fascinating insights into daily life in Ancient Greece and a captivating overview of Greek mythology. Readers will discover how this ancient culture came to be the cornerstone of Western civilisation and the enormous influence it has had on our language, politics, education, philosophy, science, arts and sport. The history of Ancient Greece remains a wide topic of interest, particularly renowned for its influential and diverse culture This basic guide will allow greater access to this vibrant area of study, and provide a distinct and light-hearted approach to this vast area history Covers dozens of topics, including; the early civilisations, war & fighting, home & family, day-to-day life and much, much more! About the author Steve Batchelor is a lecturer in Classics at Richmond College and has been teaching ancient history for 10 years. He has written reviews for various publications, including History Today, and he has also been involved in running guided historical tours of Greece.

Ancient Greek Houses and Households

Author : Bradley A. Ault
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812204433
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Greek Houses and Households written by Bradley A. Ault and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seeking to expand both the geographical range and the diversity of sites considered in the study of ancient Greek housing, Ancient Greek Houses and Households takes readers beyond well-established studies of the ideal classical house and now-famous structures of Athens and Olynthos. Bradley A. Ault and Lisa C. Nevett have brought together an international team of scholars who draw upon recent approaches to the study of households developed in the fields of classical archaeology, ancient history, and anthropology. The essays cover a broad range of chronological, geographical, and social contexts and address such topics as the structure and variety of households in ancient Greece, facets of domestic industry, regional diversity in domestic organization, and status distinctions as manifested within households. Ancient Greek Houses and Households views both Greek houses and the archeological debris found within them as a means of investigating the basic unit of Greek society: the household. Through this approach, the essays successfully point the way toward a real integration between material and textual data, between archeology and history. Contributors include William Aylward (University of Wisconsin, Madison), Nicholas Cahill (University of Wisconsin, Madison), Manuel Fiedler (Freie Universität, Berlin), Franziska Lang (Humboldt Universität, Berlin), Monike Trümper (Universität Heidelberg), and Barbara Tsakirgis (Vanderbilt University, Nashville).

Mediterranean Families in Antiquity

Author : Sabine R. Huebner
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119143691
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Mediterranean Families in Antiquity written by Sabine R. Huebner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-10-17 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive study of families in the Mediterranean world spans the Bronze Age through Late Antiquity, and looks at families and households in various ancient societies inhabiting the regions around the Mediterranean Sea in an attempt to break down artificial boundaries between academic disciplines.

Ancient Greek Religion

Author : Jon D. Mikalson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119565626
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Greek Religion written by Jon D. Mikalson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-12-06 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides undergraduate students with a vibrant account of the religious world of ancient Greece, now in its third edition Ancient Greek Religion offers a detailed yet accessible introduction to the beliefs, myths, rituals, and deities of Greek religion. Author Jon D. Mikalson provides a vivid depiction of Greek religious practice in Athens, Delphi, and Olympia during the Classical period and in select other cities during the Hellenistic period. This reader-friendly textbook explains basic concepts of Greek polytheism, describes major deities and cults, and discusses various aspects of Greek religious life in the context of the city-state, the village, the family, and the individual. The revised third edition features new contributions by Andrej and Ivana Petrovic. It has two new chapters: one highlighting Roman, Christian, and modern scholars’ approaches to Greek religion and one identifying the types of sources used to understand and reconstruct ancient Greek religion. This edition also expands discussion of magic and personal practices and includes an updated and expanded bibliography for each chapter. This popular textbook: Offers thorough coverage of major Greek gods, heroes, myths, and cults Presents translations of ancient texts to promote reflection and discussion Features a glossary of recurring Greek terms and a wealth of high-quality color maps, images, figures, and illustrations Describes Greek religious practice from the perspectives of different worshippers, such as priests, slaves, family members, and public officials Discusses various interpretations of the gods and the afterlife, the nature of piety and impiety, and the larger social and political context of ancient Greece Ancient Greek Religion, Third Edition, remains the ideal introductory textbook for undergraduate courses including Greek Civilization, Greek Religion, Greek and Roman Religion, Ancient Religions, and Greek History. It is also an excellent source of reference for graduate students, instructors, and scholars studying religious life in Classical Greece.

The Incredible Voyage of Ulysses

Author :
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 1606060120
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Incredible Voyage of Ulysses written by and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2010 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A retelling of Homer's The Odyssey.

On Marriage and Family Life

Author : Saint John Chrysostom
Publisher : eBookIt.com
ISBN 13 : 1456636537
Total Pages : 57 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book On Marriage and Family Life written by Saint John Chrysostom and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the epistles of St Paul, St John Chrysostom has many important and practical things to say to Christian couples and families.

The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Religion

Author : Esther Eidinow
Publisher : Oxford Handbooks
ISBN 13 : 0199642036
Total Pages : 737 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Religion written by Esther Eidinow and published by Oxford Handbooks. This book was released on 2015 with total page 737 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook offers both students and teachers of ancient Greek religion a comprehensive overview of the current state of scholarship in the subject, from the Archaic to the Hellenistic periods. It not only presents key information, but also explores the ways in which such information is gathered and the different approaches that have shaped the area. In doing so, the volume provides a crucial research and orientation tool for students of the ancient world, and also makes a vital contribution to the key debates surrounding the conceptualization of ancient Greek religion. The handbook's initial chapters lay out the key dimensions of ancient Greek religion, approaches to evidence, and the representations of myths. The following chapters discuss the continuities and differences between religious practices in different cultures, including Egypt, the Near East, the Black Sea, and Bactria and India. The range of contributions emphasizes the diversity of relationships between mortals and the supernatural - in all their manifestations, across, between, and beyond ancient Greek cultures - and draws attention to religious activities as dynamic, highlighting how they changed over time, place, and context.

Women in Ancient Greece

Author : Paul Chrystal
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women in Ancient Greece written by Paul Chrystal and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2017-06-29 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines women whose influence was positive, as well as those whose reputations were more notoriousSupremely well researched from many different historical sourcesSuperbly illustrated with photographs and drawings Women in Ancient Greece is a much-needed analysis of how women behaved in Greek society, how they were regarded, and the restrictions imposed on their actions. Given that ancient Greece was very much a man’s world, most books on ancient Greek society tend to focus on men; this book redresses the imbalance by shining the spotlight on that neglected other half. Women had significant roles to play in Greek society and culture – this book illuminates those roles. Women in Ancient Greece asks the controversial question: how far is the assumption that women were secluded and excluded just an illusion? It answers it by exploring the treatment of women in Greek myth and epic; their treatment by playwrights, poets and philosophers; and the actions of liberated women in Minoan Crete, Sparta and the Hellenistic era when some elite women were politically prominent. It covers women in Athens, Sparta and in other city states; describes women writers, philosophers, artists and scientists; it explores love, marriage and adultery, the virtuous and the meretricious; and the roles women played in death and religion. Crucially, the book is people-based, drawing much of its evidence and many of its conclusions from lives lived by historical Greek women.