The symposion or male drinking group of archaic and classical Greece was an institution whose influence can be detected in many areas of ancient Greek life, from politics and warfare, to painted pottery and poetry, to sexual attitudes and conceptions of pleasure. This is the first book to be published on the symposion as a whole. The papers discuss a wide range of topics from the importance of Greek drinking customs to anthropology, archaeology, art history, literary studies, history, and philosophy. In addition, Murray ...
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The symposion or male drinking group of archaic and classical Greece was an institution whose influence can be detected in many areas of ancient Greek life, from politics and warfare, to painted pottery and poetry, to sexual attitudes and conceptions of pleasure. This is the first book to be published on the symposion as a whole. The papers discuss a wide range of topics from the importance of Greek drinking customs to anthropology, archaeology, art history, literary studies, history, and philosophy. In addition, Murray includes a useful historical introduction to the field of sympotic studies and a general bibliography.
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Add this copy of Sympotica: a Symposium on the Symposion (Clarendon to cart. $188.40, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Clarendon Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 900grams, ISBN: 9780198150046.
Add this copy of Sympotica a Symposium on the Symposion to cart. $148.00, very good condition, Sold by Ancient World Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Toronto, ON, CANADA, published 1994 by Oxford University Press.
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Very Good. 0198150040. Shelfwear. Creasing to 1 corner. Sunning to spine and part of wraps.; 24 plates at end.; Clarendon Paperbacks; 0.9 x 9.6 x 7 Inches; 351 pages; Rituals of commensality are fundamental to the understanding of human societies; the symposion or male drinking group of archaic and classical Greece was an institution whose effects can be detected in the painted pottery and the poetry created for its use, and in many areas of ancient Greek social life, from politics and warfare to sexual attitudes and conceptions of pleasure; Greek sympotic customs spread to other cultures throughout the Mediterranean, with important consequences for their development. Sympotica is the first book to be published on the symposion as a whole. It is the record of a symposium held in Oxford in 1984; the contributions discuss the importance of Greek drinking customs for anthropology, archaeology, art history, literary studies, history, and philosophy, and demonstrate the need for an inter-disciplinary approach. The editor provides a historical introduction to the field of sympotic studies, and a general bibliography. Twenty-four plates illustrate the art of the symposion, and three concluding chapters consider the influence of Greek commensality on the Roman world. The work opens up a new field of research into the cultures of the ancient world.
Add this copy of Sympotica a Symposium on the Symposion to cart. $145.41, very good condition, Sold by 84 Charing Cross Road Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cambridge, CAMBS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1990 by Oxford.
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Very Good Condition in Very Good jacket. 9780198148616. ~~Hardback~~VG/VG-1st ed 1990 Oxford hardback, unclipped DJ. Some colour-fading to jacket spine and a little edge-wear to DJ, name to corner of fly-leaf, bright and unmarked otherwise. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; ISBN: 0198148615. ISBN/EAN: 9780198148616. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 091981.
