TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sommerstein, Alan H.
AU  - Torrance, Isabelle C.
AB  - The oath was an institution of fundamental importance across a wide range of social interactions throughout the ancient Greek world, making a crucial contribution to social stability and harmony; yet there has been no comprehensive, dedicated scholarly study of the subject for over a century. This volume of a two-volume study explores the nature of oaths as Greeks perceived it, the ways in which they were used (and sometimes abused) in Greek life and literature, and their inherent binding power.
DO  - 10.1515/9783110227369
ID  - OAPEN ID: 649966
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 890812671
KW  - History
KW  - Odysseus
KW  - Perjury
KW  - Zeus
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/64160dbc-9665-4d6d-9ece-ac98ccd2f116/649966.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/30134
PB  - De Gruyter
PY  - 2014-06-01
SN  - 9783110227369
TI  - Oaths and Swearing in Ancient Greecenull
ER  - 
