Ancient Slavery And The Ideal Of Man

Author : Joseph Vogt
Publisher : Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015011285528

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Ancient Slavery and the Ideal of Man by Joseph Vogt Pdf

This collection of essays represents Vogt's personal contribution to the collective enterprise; the English edition is translated from the second German edition of 1972, which included three additional papers and a supplement bringing his earlier work up to date. The distinctive features of Vogt's approach to ancient slavery are his social awareness and sympathetic commitment, and his refusal either to ignore or be dominated by the dogmas of the left and the structures of sociology. His systematic investigation of ancient slave wars, which is the centre of this collection, is a reasoned refutation of more extreme Marxist interpretations, and a brilliant demonstration that a pragmatic approach to the analysis of a general phenomenon can lead to conclusions as far-reaching as any a priori system. Other outstanding essays investigate with subtlety and insight the position of slaves in literature and in utopian theory, the concept of the slave of God in early Christian thought, and the extent to which rigid distinctions between slave and free were eroded by the daily contact between individuals in different social roles, and by their inability to forget that both masters and slaves were human beings, with personal loyalties and friendships. The volume ends with two essays on the interrelationship between ancient and modern attitudes to slavery since the Renaissance.

Author : Thomas Wiedemann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134970865

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Greek and Roman Slavery by Thomas Wiedemann Pdf

Greek and Roman Slavery brings together fresh English translations of 243 texts and inscriptions on slavery from fifth and fourth century Greece and Rome. The material is arranged thematically, offering the reader a comprehensive review of the idea and practice of slavery in ancient civilization. In addition, a thorough bibliography for each chapter, as well as an extensive index, make this a valuable source for scholars and students.

Author : Thomas E. J. Wiedemann
Publisher : Classical Association
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN : UCSC:32106008014927

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Slavery by Thomas E. J. Wiedemann Pdf

Author : Justine McConnell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191617973

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Ancient Slavery and Abolition by Justine McConnell Pdf

A pathbreaking study of the role played by ancient Greek and Roman sources and voices in the struggle to abolish transatlantic slavery and in representations of that struggle in the twentieth century. Thirteen essays by an interdisciplinary team of specialists from three continents, led by the Centre for the Reception of Greece and Rome at Royal Holloway University of London, ask how both critics and defenders of slavery in media ranging from parliamentary speeches to poetry, fiction, drama, and cinema have summoned the ghosts of the ancient Spartans, Homer, Aristotle, Aeschylus, Pliny, Spartacus, and Prometheus to support their arguments.

Author : Peter Hunt
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781405188050

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Ancient Greek and Roman Slavery by Peter Hunt Pdf

An exciting study of ancient slavery in Greece and Rome This book provides an introduction to pivotal issues in the study of classical (Greek and Roman) slavery. The span of topics is broad—ranging from everyday resistance to slavery to philosophical justifications of slavery, and from the process of enslavement to the decline of slavery after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The book uses a wide spectrum of types of evidence, and relies on concrete and vivid examples whenever possible. Introductory chapters provide historical context and a clear and concise discussion of the methodological difficulties of studying ancient slavery. The following chapters are organized around central topics in slave studies: enslavement, economics, politics, culture, sex and family life, manumission and ex-slaves, everyday conflict, revolts, representations, philosophy and law, and decline and legacy. Chapters open with general discussions of important scholarly controversies and the challenges of our ancient evidence, and case studies from the classical Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman periods provide detailed and concrete explorations of the issues. Organized by key themes in slave studies with in-depth classical case studies Emphasizes Greek/Roman comparisons and contrasts Features helpful customized maps Topics range from demography to philosophy, from Linear B through the fall of the empire in the west Features myriad types of evidence: literary, historical, legal and philosophical texts, the bible, papyri, epitaphs, lead letters, curse tablets, art, manumission inscriptions, and more Ancient Greek and Roman Slavery provides a general survey of classical slavery and is particularly appropriate for college courses on Greek and Roman slavery, on comparative slave societies, and on ancient social history. It will also be of great interest to history enthusiasts and scholars, especially those interested in slavery in different periods and societies.

Author : Sara Forsdyke
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107032347

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Slaves and Slavery in Ancient Greece by Sara Forsdyke Pdf

Recovers the voices, experiences and agency of enslaved people in ancient Greece.

Author : Moses I. Finley,Brent D. Shaw
Publisher : Markus Wiener Pub
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1558761705

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Ancient Slavery and Modern Ideology by Moses I. Finley,Brent D. Shaw Pdf

The author compares slave societies with the ir relatively modern counterparts in the New World to show a new perspective on the history of slavery. He sheds light o n the complex ways in which ideological interests affect his torical interpretation. '"

Author : William Warwick Buckland
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 758 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108009430

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The Roman Law of Slavery by William Warwick Buckland Pdf

Buckland's magisterial work of 1908 surveys in detail the principles of the Roman law regarding slavery.

Author : Anastasia Serghidou
Publisher : Presses Univ. Franche-Comté
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 2848671696

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Fear of slaves, fear of enslavement in the ancient Mediterranean by Anastasia Serghidou Pdf

Les intervenants analysent le couple du maître et de l'esclave au regard des schémas d'autorité et d'obéissance, de liberté et de servitude, de suprématie et de soumission, et les incidences de ces problématiques sur les mouvements du corps social dans l'Antiquité.

Author : Orlando Patterson
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1985-03-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780674744141

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Slavery and Social Death by Orlando Patterson Pdf

This is the first full-scale comparative study of the nature of slavery. In a work of prodigious scholarship and enormous breadth, which draws on the tribal, ancient, premodern, and modern worlds, Orlando Patterson discusses the internal dynamics of slavery in sixty-six societies over time. These include Greece and Rome, medieval Europe, China, Korea, the Islamic kingdoms, Africa, the Caribbean islands, and the American South. Slavery is shown to he a parasitic relationship between master and slave, invariably entailing the violent domination of a natally alienated, or socially dead, person. The phenomenon of slavery as an institution, the author argues. is a single process of recruitment, incorporation on the margin of society, and eventual manumission or death.

Author : Neville Morley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2002-09-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134709830

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Ancient History: Key Themes and Approaches by Neville Morley Pdf

Ancient History: Key Themes and Approaches is a sourcebook of writings on ancient history. It presents over 500 of the most important stimulating and provocative arguments by modern writers on the subject, and as such constitutes an invaluable reference resource. The first section deals with different aspects of life in the ancient world, such as democracy, imperialism, slavery and sexuality, while the second section covers the ideas of key ancient historians and other writers on classical antiquity. Overall this book offers an invaluable introduction to the most important ideas, theories and controversies in ancient history, and a thought-provoking survey of the range of views and approaches to the subject.

Author : Robin Osborne
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2004-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0521837693

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Studies in Ancient Greek and Roman Society by Robin Osborne Pdf

A collection of innovative essays on major topics in ancient Greece and Rome, first published in 2004.

Author : Dick Geary,Stephen Hodkinson
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781443838092

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Slaves and Religions in Graeco-Roman Antiquity and Modern Brazil by Dick Geary,Stephen Hodkinson Pdf

Slaves have never been mere passive victims of slavery. Typically, they have responded with ingenuity to their violent separation from their native societies, using a variety of strategies to create new social networks and cultures. Religion has been a major arena for such slave cultural strategies. Through participation in religious and ritual activities, slaves have generated important elements of identity, shared humanity, and even resistance, within their lives. This volume presents papers from a conference of the University of Nottingham’s Institute for the Study of Slavery – the only UK centre studying its history from antiquity to the present. It breaks new ground by juxtaposing slave strategies within the diverse religious cultures of Graeco-Roman antiquity and modern Brazil. After a wide-ranging historiographical survey, eleven experts examine how in both societies slave religious activities involved both constraints and opportunities, shedding particular new light on the neglected religious strategies of Graeco-Roman slaves.

Author : Kelly Boyd
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136787645

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Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing by Kelly Boyd Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing contains over 800 entries ranging from Lord Acton and Anna Comnena to Howard Zinn and from Herodotus to Simon Schama. Over 300 contributors from around the world have composed critical assessments of historians from the beginning of historical writing to the present day, including individuals from related disciplines like Jürgen Habermas and Clifford Geertz, whose theoretical contributions have informed historical debate. Additionally, the Encyclopedia includes some 200 essays treating the development of national, regional and topical historiographies, from the Ancient Near East to the history of sexuality. In addition to the Western tradition, it includes substantial assessments of African, Asian, and Latin American historians and debates on gender and subaltern studies.

Author : William D. Phillips
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Slavery
ISBN : 0719018250

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Slavery from Roman Times to the Early Transatlantic Trade by William D. Phillips Pdf