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1 online resource (238 pages) |
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Home nursing -- The ransom of captives -- Bystander intervention -- The transport of sick and wounded soldiers -- The judicial torture of slaves |
| Summary |
"In this book, Rachel Hall Sternberg draws on evidence from Greek oratory and historiography of the fifth and fourth centuries BCE to study the moral universe of the ancient Athenians: how citizens may have treated one another in times of adversity, when and how they were expected to help. She develops case studies in five spheres of everyday life: home nursing, the ransom of captives, intervention in street crimes, the long-distance transport of sick and wounded soldiers, and slave torture. Her close reading of selected narratives suggests that Athenians embraced high standards for helping behavior - at least toward relatives, friends, and some fellow citizens. Meanwhile, a subtle discourse of moral obligation strengthened the bonds that held Athenian society together, encouraging individuals to bring their personal behavior into line with the ideals of the city-state."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-226) and indexes |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Helping behavior -- Greece -- Athens -- History -- To 1500
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Caring -- Greece -- Athens -- History -- To 1500
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Empathy -- history
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Ancient & Classical.
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Caring
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Helping behavior
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Moral conditions
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Fürsorge
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Leid
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Sozialverhalten
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880-01 Athens (Greece) -- Moral conditions -- History
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880-01/(S Αθήνα (Ελλάδα) -- Ηθικές συνθήκες -- Ιστορία |
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Greece -- Athens
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Griechenland Altertum
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780292794368 |
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0292794363 |
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