Public and Private in Ancient Mediterranean Law and Religion
The public/private distinction is fundamental to modern theories of the family, religion and religious freedom, and state power, yet it has different salience, and is understood differently, from place to place and time to time. The volume examines the public/private distinction in the cultures and...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2015
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| Online Access: | OAPEN Library: download the publication OAPEN Library: description of the publication |
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| Summary: | The public/private distinction is fundamental to modern theories of the family, religion and religious freedom, and state power, yet it has different salience, and is understood differently, from place to place and time to time. The volume examines the public/private distinction in the cultures and religions of the ancient Mediterranean, in the formative periods of Greece and Rome and the religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (263 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783110367034 9783110371024; 9783110392517 |
| Access: | Open Access |