Women, crime, and punishment in ancient law and society

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Women, crime, and punishment in ancient law and society

Elisabeth Meier Tetlow

Continuum International Publishing Group, 2004-

  • v. 1
  • v. 2

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v. 1: xiv, 338 p. : ill., map

v. 2: xiv, 353 p. : ill., map

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Contents of Works

  • v. 1. The ancient Near East
  • v. 2. Ancient Greece

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Volume

v. 1 ISBN 9780826416285

Description

Crime and punishment, criminal law and its administration, are areas of ancient history that have been explored less than many other aspects of ancient civilizations. Throughout history women have been affected by crime both as victims and as offenders. Yet, in the ancient world, customary laws were created by men, formal laws were written by men, and both were interpreted and enforced by men. This 2-volume explores the role of gender in the formation and administration of ancient law and examines the many gender categories and relationships established in ancient law, including marriage, parentage, widowhood, adoption, inheritance, debt, liability, and so forth. It presents data that has been newly discovered, underreported, or omitted from previous works on ancient law. It also re-examines and reevaluates prior interpretations and conclusions, to enable the silent voices of ancient women to be heard and their invisible lives to be seen in the light of modern feminist scholarship.

Table of Contents

PREFACE GENERAL INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN LAW AND SOCIETY PART ONE: SUMER The Law Reforms of King Uru'inimgina of Lagash The Laws of King Ur-Nammu of Ur The Laws of King Lipit-Ishtar of Isin Sumerian Laws Exercise Table Sumerian Documents and Inscriptions Criminal Trials of Women Art and Archaeology Conclusion: Women, Crime, and Punishment in Ancient Sumer PART II: BABYLONIA Old Babylonia (1894-1595) The Laws of Eshnunna The Laws of King Hammurab The Edict of King Ammisaduqa Old Babylonian Documents and Inscriptions Middle Babylonia (1595-627) Late Babylonia (626-539) The Late Babylonian Laws Late Babylonian Documents and Inscriptions Conclusion: Women, Crime, and Punishment in Ancient Babylonia PART III: ASSYRIA Old Assyria I (2000-1814 B.C.E.) Old Assyria II (1814-1762 B.C.E.) Middle Assyria (1363-1057 B.C.E.) The Middle Assyrian Laws The Middle Assyrian Palace Decrees Late Assyria (934-612) Assyrian Documents, Inscriptions, and Art Royal Assyrian Conquest Annals Conclusion: Women, Crime, and Punishment in Ancient Assyria PART IV: KHATT The Hittite Laws Hittite Documents and Inscriptions Conclusion: Women, Crime, and Punishment in Ancient Khatti CONCLUSION: WOMEN, CRIME, AND PUNISHMENT IN THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST Sumer Transition Babylonia Assyria Khatti Conclusion ILLUSTRATIONS CHRONOLOGY AND NAMES NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
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v. 2 ISBN 9780826416292

Description

Crime and punishment, criminal law and its administration, are areas of ancient history that have been explored less than many other aspects of ancient civilizations. Throughout history women have been affected by crime both as victims and as offenders. Yet, in the ancient world, customary laws were created by men, formal laws were written by men, and both were interpreted and enforced by men. This 2-volume explores the role of gender in the formation and administration of ancient law and examines the many gender categories and relationships established in ancient law, including marriage, parentage, widowhood, adoption, inheritance, debt, liability, and so forth. It presents data that has been newly discovered, underreported, or omitted from previous works on ancient law. It also re-examines and reevaluates prior interpretations and conclusions, to enable the silent voices of ancient women to be heard and their invisible lives to be seen in the light of modern feminist scholarship.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS Preface General Introduction Introduction to Ancient Greek Law and Society I. Mykenian and Archaic Greece Homer Hesiod Sappho Formal Laws and Lawgivers Gortyn Zaleukos Kharondas Lykourgos Drakon Solon Conclusion: Women, Crime, and Punishment in Mykenean and Archaic Greece II. Classical Greece Orators, Historians, and Archaeology Drama Tragedy Comedy Philosophical Ideal Plato Aristotle Conclusion: Women, Crime, and Punishment in Classical Greece III. Hellenistic Empire Macedonia, Alexander the Great, and Empire Women in Macedonia Before Alexander Women During the Reign of Alexander (336-323) Women During the Succesion Struggle After the Death of Alexander Women, Crime, and Punishment in the Time of Alexander Hellenistic Kingdoms The Hellenistic Kingdom of Macedonia and Greece (306-168) The Hellenistic Kingdom of Syria and Asia (305-64) The Hellenistic Kingdom of Egypt (305-30) Conclusion: Women, Crime, and Punishment in the Hellenistic Period Conclusion: Women, Crime, and Punishment in Ancient Greek Law and Society Notes Plates Maps Bibliography Index

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