Ancient supplication /

"In Ancient Supplication, the first book-length treatment of the subject, F.S. Naiden establishes the centrality of supplication to our understanding of ancient society. He investigates the varied gestures made by the suppliants, the types of requests they tender, the arguments used in defense...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Naiden, F. S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Series:Ebook Central Academic Complete Collection
Subjects:
Prayer > Greece.
Petitions > Greece.
Religion and law > Greece.
Rites and ceremonies > Greece.
Prayer > Rome.
Petitions > Rome.
Religion and law > Rome.
Rites and ceremonies > Rome.
Prière > Grèce.
Pétitions > Grèce.
Religion et droit > Grèce.
Rites et cérémonies > Grèce.
Prière > Rome.
Pétitions > Rome.
Religion et droit > Rome.
Rites et cérémonies > Rome.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Customs & Traditions.
Petitions
Prayer
Religion and law
Rites and ceremonies
Greece
Rome (Empire)
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Yes and no
  • The first three steps in supplication
  • The fourth and last step
  • Supplication and Greek law
  • Supplication, republic, and principate
  • Ceremony and morals.

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