(Source: Routledge)
Later this
month, Routledge is publishing a book on Athenian law and society.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Athenian Law and
Society focuses upon the intersection of law and society in classical Athens, in
relation to topics like politics, class, ability, masculinity, femininity,
gender studies, economics, citizenship, slavery, crime, and violence. The book
explores the circumstances and broader context which led to the establishment
of the laws of Athens, and how these laws influenced the lives and action of
Athenian citizens, by examining a wide range of sources from classical and late
antique history and literature. Kapparis also explores later literature on
Athenian law from the Renaissance up to the 20th and 21st centuries, examining
the long-lasting impact of the world’s first democracy.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Konstantinos A.
Kapparis is UF Research Foundation Professor and Director of the Center for
Greek Studies at the University of Florida, USA. He studied with D.M. MacDowell
at the University of Glasgow. His research interests include the Attic Orators,
Athenian Law, Greek and Roman Medical Authors, Women’s History and Gender
Studies, and the Social History of the Graeco-Roman World. He has published a
commentary on Apollodoros Against Neaira (and also an expanded Modern Greek
commentary of the same speech), a monograph on Abortion in the Ancient World, a
large volume on Prostitution in the Ancient Greek World, a co-authored volume
entitled Legal Speeches of Democratic Athens, and he has co-edited a collection
of the articles of D.M. MacDowell. He has also published a number of articles
on topics such as prostitution, citizenship and immigration, gender studies,
history of medicine and science, and textual criticism.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
Abbreviations
Introduction
The development
of Athenian law
Sources of
Athenian law
Scholarship on
Athenian law and society
Chapter 1. The
administration of justice in the Polis
1.1 Sources
1.2 The division
of powers in the Athenian Democracy
1.3 The question
on the rule of law in the Athenian Democracy
1.4
Accountability of officials and individuals before the law
1.5 Protections
of core human rights in Athenian Law
1.6 Open
Government in the Athenian Democracy
1.7 Dispute
resolution: processes and types of lawsuits
1.8 Blocking an
improperly introduced lawsuit
1.9 The
"amateurism" of Athenian Law?
1.10 Rules of
Evidence and the Rule of Law
1.11 Executive
officers of the Athenian State
Chapter 2.
Citizens, Metics and Slaves in Athenian Law
2.1. Sources
2.2. Citizenship
in the Greek Polis
2.3.
Introduction into the Citizen Body
2.4. The rights,
privileges and duties of Athenian citizen men
2.5. Metics
2.6. Slaves
2.7. Legal
procedures for status disputes
Chapter 3. The
Athenian oikos
3.1. Sources
3.2. The oikos
and the polis
3.3. The oikos
and its members
Chapter 4. The
formation and purpose of marriage: wives and concubines
4.1. Sources
4.2. The
ever-shifting definition of marriage
4.3. Lawful
marriage: types and purpose
4.4. Alternative
unions and concubines
4.5. Conclusions
Chapter 5. The
continuation of the oikos: inheritance and succession
5.1. Sources
5.2. Succession
by natural legitimate sons
5.3. Legitimate
daughters and dowry
5.4. Epikleros
5.5.
Illegitimate children
5.6. Wills and
succession by adopted children
Chapter 6. The
oikos in peril: Divorce, adultery, prostitution
6.1. Sources
6.2. Divorce
6.3. Adultery
6.4.
Prostitution
Chapter 7.
Criminal Justice: Violence and Property Crimes
7.1 Sources
7.2. Assault and
slander: violence in Athenian Law and life
7.3. Hybris
7.4. Non-violent conflict resolution: arbitration
7.5. Sexual
violence
7.6. Property
crimes and disputes
Chapter 8.
Religion, the state and the law
8.1. Sources
8.2. The
intersection of religion and the law
8.3. State
Religion, festivals and the law
8.4.
Prosecutions on religious grounds
8.5. Homicide
Chapter 9. The
safety net: Protecting those in need
9.1. Sources
9.2. Protecting
legal minors and the elderly from abuse
9.3. Providing
for Disabled Citizens
9.4. Caring for
the elderly
9.5. Income
support for the poor and the needy
9.6. The
Athenian healthcare system: Medical care and the law
9.7. Conclusions
Epilogue: Athenian
law as the voice of the Democracy
Bibliography
Index
More information
here
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