Transgression and Deviance in the Ancient World (1st ed. 2022)

By: Lennart Gilhaus and Anja Dorn and Imogen Herrad and Michael Meurer

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Synopsis: Social coexistence is made possible and regulated by norms. Which actions are labeled and sanctioned as transgressions of norms is the result of social negotiation processes. Transgression and norm deviance can both stabilize and undermine the existing norm system. The contributions to this anthology aim to provide some impulses on the relationship between norm and deviance in ancient societies by means of selected case studies from the Greek classical period to the Roman imperial period and to investigate the role of transgressive acts for the dynamics of social systems. In 8 contributions, among others on the cult of Artemis, on the tragedian Agathon, on Cicero, Lucan and Tacitus, the topic is treated in a model-like manner.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9783476058737
Related ISBNs:: 9783476058720
Publisher:: J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart
Date of Addition:: 10/27/22
Copyrighted By:: Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Language Arts
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Lennart Gilhaus
Edited by:: Anja Dorn
Edited by:: Imogen Herrad
Edited by:: Michael Meurer