Women, crime, and punishment in ancient law and society
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Women, crime, and punishment in ancient law and society
Continuum International Publishing Group, 2004-
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- 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
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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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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