Benefaction and rewards in the ancient Greek city : the origins of euergetism /

"This volume presents for the first time an in-depth analysis of the origins of Greek euergetism. Derived from the Greek for 'benefactor, ' 'euergetism' refers to the process whereby citizens and foreigners offered voluntary services and donations to the polis that were in t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Domingo Gygax, Marc (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
To 1500
Benefactors > Greece > History > To 1500.
Voluntarism > Greece > History > To 1500.
Gifts > Greece > History > To 1500.
City and town life > Greece > History > To 1500.
City-states > Greece > History > To 1500.
Interpersonal relations > Greece > History > To 1500.
Power (Social sciences) > Greece > History > To 1500.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.
Benefactors.
City and town life.
City-states.
Gifts.
Interpersonal relations.
Manners and customs.
Power (Social sciences)
Social conditions.
Voluntarism.
Euergetismus
Macht
Polis.
Stadtleben
Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
Greece > History > To 146 B.C.
Greece > Social life and customs.
Greece > Social conditions > To 146 B.C.
Grèce > Histoire > Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C.
Grèce > Mœurs et coutumes.
Grèce > Conditions sociales > Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C.
Greece.
Griechenland > Altertum
Grèce antique.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Synchronic approaches
  • 2. Creating an institution
  • 3. Continuity and change (1) : foreigners and athletes; 4. Continuity and change (2) : citizens
  • The generalization of euergetism
  • Epilogue: Sequence and causal relationships
  • Index of passages and inscriptions.

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