Not wholly free : the concept of manumission and the status of manumitted slaves in the ancient Greek world /
Based on a thorough investigation of the literary and epigraphic sources, this comprehensive study presents Greek manumission as a form of social relations, rooted in concepts of freedom and dependence and reflected by the terminology and the conditions of manumission.
Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2005.
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Collection: | Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ;
266. |
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Slavery and Freedom: Definitions and Approaches; Chapter 2: Manumission: Diversity and Similarity; Chapter 3: Manumittors and Manumitted Slaves; Chapter 4: The Act of Manumission; Chapter 5: Laws and Legal Actions; Chapter 6: The Reality of Freedom; Conclusions; List of Abbreviations; Bibliography; Index of Ancient Sources; General Index.