Cultural perceptions of violence in the Hellenistic world. ([2017])
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- Title:
- Cultural perceptions of violence in the Hellenistic world. ([2017])
- Main Title:
- Cultural perceptions of violence in the Hellenistic world
- Further Information:
- Note: Edited by Michael Champion and Lara O'Sullivan.
- Editors:
- Champion, Michael
O'Sullivan, Lara - Contents:
- Cultural Perceptions of Violence in the Hellenistic World- Front Cover; Cultural Perceptions of Violence in the Hellenistic World; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; List of contributors; Chapter 1: 'War is the father and king of all': discourses, experiences, and theories of Hellenistic violence; Notes; References; Chapter 2: Violence, public space, and political power in the Hellenistic polis; Introduction; The policing of violence; Violent punishments on the public stage; Conflict and political murder in public space; Conclusion; Notes; References Chapter 3: Ideology of war and expansion? A study of the education of young men in Hellenistic gymnasiaIntroduction; Athens: expanding the fatherland; Ephebeia and war in the Hellenistic world; The transfer of weapons to young people; Rivalry: a reigning principle of life in the gymnasium; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 4: Poleis on the brink: violence and Greek public finances in Ps.-Aristotle's Oikonomika II; Pseudo-Aristotle's Oikonomika II; The two parts of the Oikonomika II; The examples in Oikonomika II; The world of the examples in the Oikonomika II The time of the examples in the Oikonomika IIThe world of the Greek polis; The revenues of the Greek polis; The expenditures of the Greek polis; Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 5: Kings and gods: divine narratives in Hellenistic violence; Vulnerabilities; Athens and the divine Poliorcetes; Poliorcetes the destructive god; HarnessingCultural Perceptions of Violence in the Hellenistic World- Front Cover; Cultural Perceptions of Violence in the Hellenistic World; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; List of contributors; Chapter 1: 'War is the father and king of all': discourses, experiences, and theories of Hellenistic violence; Notes; References; Chapter 2: Violence, public space, and political power in the Hellenistic polis; Introduction; The policing of violence; Violent punishments on the public stage; Conflict and political murder in public space; Conclusion; Notes; References Chapter 3: Ideology of war and expansion? A study of the education of young men in Hellenistic gymnasiaIntroduction; Athens: expanding the fatherland; Ephebeia and war in the Hellenistic world; The transfer of weapons to young people; Rivalry: a reigning principle of life in the gymnasium; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 4: Poleis on the brink: violence and Greek public finances in Ps.-Aristotle's Oikonomika II; Pseudo-Aristotle's Oikonomika II; The two parts of the Oikonomika II; The examples in Oikonomika II; The world of the examples in the Oikonomika II The time of the examples in the Oikonomika IIThe world of the Greek polis; The revenues of the Greek polis; The expenditures of the Greek polis; Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 5: Kings and gods: divine narratives in Hellenistic violence; Vulnerabilities; Athens and the divine Poliorcetes; Poliorcetes the destructive god; Harnessing and directing violence; Harnessing and diverting violence on the panhellenic stage; Notes; References; Chapter 6: Violence in the dark: emotional impact, representation, response; Introduction; Representation and emotional impact Nocturnal violence and the lawResponses; Conclusions; Notes; References; Chapter 7: Compassion and violence in Hellenistic New Comedy: the case of Terence's Self-Tormentor; Introduction: compassion and empathic concern; Priming compassion: the opening emotion script; Menedemus on a father's empathic failure; Chremes' pity and pretensions; Engendering compassion; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 8: Violence in Hellenistic sculpture; 'Sexual' violence; Notes; References; Chapter 9: 'A pleasure to gaze on great conflicts': violence and Epicurean philosophy … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY : Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa Business
- Publication Date:
- 2017
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 303.60938
HISTORY / Ancient / Greece
Violence -- Greece
Civilization
Violence
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
Greece -- Civilization -- To 146 B.C
Greece
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781351803304
1351803301 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781472486417
1472486412
9781315208329 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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