Public and Private in Ancient Mediterranean Law and Religion

• Autres auteurs: Ando, Clifford (Éditeur intellectuel), Rüpke, Jörg (Éditeur intellectuel)
• Format: Électronique Chapitre de livre
• Langue: anglais
• Publié: De Gruyter 2015
• Sujets: Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Ancient religions & mythologies; Ancient Greek religion & mythology; Roman religion & mythology; Ancient Judaism; Ancient Christianity; Islam; public; private
• Accès en ligne: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

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...