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Description:Greek scholars have produced a vast body of evidence bearing on nuptial practices that has yet to be mined by a professional economist. By standing on their shoulders, the author proposes and tests radically new interpretations of three important status groups in Greek the pallakē, the nothos, and the hetaira.It is argued that legitimate marriage – marriage by loan of the bride to the groom – was not the only form of legal marriage in classical Athens and the ancient Greek world generally. Pallakia – marriage by sale of the bride to the groom – was also legally recognized. The pallakē-wifeship transaction is a sale into slavery with a restrictive covenant mandating the employment of the sold woman as a wife. In this highly original and challenging new book, economist Morris Silver proposes and tests the hypothesis that the likelihood of bride sale rises with increases in the distance between the ancestral residence of the groom and the father’s household.Nothoi, the bastard children of pallakai, lacked the legal right to inherit from their fathers but were routinely eligible for Athenian citizenship.It is argued that the basic social meaning of hetaira (companion) is not ‘prostitute’ or ’courtesan,’ but ‘single woman’ – a woman legally recognized as being under her own authority (kuria). The defensive adaptation of single women is reflected in Greek myth and social practice by their grouping into packs, most famously the Daniads and Amazons.Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentAbbreviationsIn the Interests of DisclosureI. Overview and Summary of Main ConclusionsII. Socioeconomic Foundation of the Pallakē InstitutionIII. Pallakē-Wife as Privileged Central TextsIV. Constructing the Greek Legal AspectsV. Constructing the Greek Ritual AspectsVI. “Wife” as a Multidimensional Status in Ancient Supplementary Evidence “Wife” as a Multidimensional Status in Ancient Testimony of Euripides’ ElectraVIII. Path to PallakiaIX. Single Woman as Hetaira as SuppliantX. Wealth Transfers in the Greek Marriage Market with Emphasis on the Roles of Distance and Single Woman StatusXI. Wealth Transfers in the Greek Marriage The Spinning HetairaXII. Companionship as an Adaptation to the Dangerous Life of the Single WomanXIII. Role of Cults in the Marriage of Single Women Hetaira as Textile WorkerXV. Legal Status of NothoiXVI. Share the Wealth? Not with (Foreigner) NothoiXVII. Case Studies in Homer’s Penelope as PallakēXVIII. Case Studies in Hera as Zeus’ Pallakē Case Studies in Classical Athens1. Socrates the “Bigamist”;2. Archippe as Pallakē;3. Plangon as PallakSummary of Main Findings and Problems for Future ResearchWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Slave-Wives, Single Women and “Bastards” in the Ancient Greek World: Law and Economics Perspectives. To get started finding Slave-Wives, Single Women and “Bastards” in the Ancient Greek World: Law and Economics Perspectives, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Greek scholars have produced a vast body of evidence bearing on nuptial practices that has yet to be mined by a professional economist. By standing on their shoulders, the author proposes and tests radically new interpretations of three important status groups in Greek the pallakē, the nothos, and the hetaira.It is argued that legitimate marriage – marriage by loan of the bride to the groom – was not the only form of legal marriage in classical Athens and the ancient Greek world generally. Pallakia – marriage by sale of the bride to the groom – was also legally recognized. The pallakē-wifeship transaction is a sale into slavery with a restrictive covenant mandating the employment of the sold woman as a wife. In this highly original and challenging new book, economist Morris Silver proposes and tests the hypothesis that the likelihood of bride sale rises with increases in the distance between the ancestral residence of the groom and the father’s household.Nothoi, the bastard children of pallakai, lacked the legal right to inherit from their fathers but were routinely eligible for Athenian citizenship.It is argued that the basic social meaning of hetaira (companion) is not ‘prostitute’ or ’courtesan,’ but ‘single woman’ – a woman legally recognized as being under her own authority (kuria). The defensive adaptation of single women is reflected in Greek myth and social practice by their grouping into packs, most famously the Daniads and Amazons.Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentAbbreviationsIn the Interests of DisclosureI. Overview and Summary of Main ConclusionsII. Socioeconomic Foundation of the Pallakē InstitutionIII. Pallakē-Wife as Privileged Central TextsIV. Constructing the Greek Legal AspectsV. Constructing the Greek Ritual AspectsVI. “Wife” as a Multidimensional Status in Ancient Supplementary Evidence “Wife” as a Multidimensional Status in Ancient Testimony of Euripides’ ElectraVIII. Path to PallakiaIX. Single Woman as Hetaira as SuppliantX. Wealth Transfers in the Greek Marriage Market with Emphasis on the Roles of Distance and Single Woman StatusXI. Wealth Transfers in the Greek Marriage The Spinning HetairaXII. Companionship as an Adaptation to the Dangerous Life of the Single WomanXIII. Role of Cults in the Marriage of Single Women Hetaira as Textile WorkerXV. Legal Status of NothoiXVI. Share the Wealth? Not with (Foreigner) NothoiXVII. Case Studies in Homer’s Penelope as PallakēXVIII. Case Studies in Hera as Zeus’ Pallakē Case Studies in Classical Athens1. Socrates the “Bigamist”;2. Archippe as Pallakē;3. Plangon as PallakSummary of Main Findings and Problems for Future ResearchWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Slave-Wives, Single Women and “Bastards” in the Ancient Greek World: Law and Economics Perspectives. To get started finding Slave-Wives, Single Women and “Bastards” in the Ancient Greek World: Law and Economics Perspectives, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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