This study of slavery in the ancient Greek world looks at the role of slaves in Greek democracy. Some of the most important official roles in the Greek state--such as those of archivists, police, and financial auditors--were filled by slaves. By putting slaves in these positions…
In African countries there has been a surge of intellectual interest in foregrounding ideas and thinkers of African origin-in philosophy as in other disciplines-that have been unjustly ignored or marginalized. African scholars have demonstrated that precolonial African cultures …
In African countries there has been a surge of intellectual interest in foregrounding ideas and thinkers of African origin--in philosophy as in other disciplines--that have been unjustly ignored or marginalized. African scholars have demonstrated that precolonial African culture…
In African countries there has been a surge of intellectual interest in foregrounding ideas and thinkers of African origin--in philosophy as in other disciplines--that have been unjustly ignored or marginalized. African scholars have demonstrated that precolonial African culture…
In African countries there has been a surge of intellectual interest in foregrounding ideas and thinkers of African origin-in philosophy as in other disciplines-that have been unjustly ignored or marginalized. African scholars have demonstrated that precolonial African cultures …
In African countries there has been a surge of intellectual interest in foregrounding ideas and thinkers of African origin--in philosophy as in other disciplines--that have been unjustly ignored or marginalized. African scholars have demonstrated that precolonial African culture…
"Preaching Bondage introduces and investigates the novel concept of doulology, the discourse of slavery, in the homilies of John Chrysostom, to determine how it shaped early Christianity. The dynamics of slavery in Chrysostom's theology, virtue ethics, and biblical interpretatio…
"Preaching Bondage introduces and investigates the novel concept of doulology, the discourse of slavery, in the homilies of John Chrysostom, to determine how it shaped early Christianity. The dynamics of slavery in Chrysostom's theology, virtue ethics, and biblical interpretatio…
"Preaching Bondage introduces and investigates the novel concept of doulology, the discourse of slavery, in the homilies of John Chrysostom, to determine how it shaped early Christianity. The dynamics of slavery in Chrysostom's theology, virtue ethics, and biblical interpretatio…
"Preaching Bondage introduces and investigates the novel concept of doulology, the discourse of slavery, in the homilies of John Chrysostom, to determine how it shaped early Christianity. The dynamics of slavery in Chrysostom's theology, virtue ethics, and biblical interpretatio…
"Were slavery and social injustice leading to dire poverty in antiquity and late antiquity only regarded as normal, "natural" (Aristotle), or at best something morally "indifferent" (the Stoics), or, in the Christian milieu, a sad but inevitable consequence of the Fall, or even …
This work considers ideas about the legitimacy of slavery in ancient Greek, Jewish, New Testament, and Early Christian thought, as well as the actual practices with regard to slave ownership employed by these thinkers.
This work considers ideas about the legitimacy of slavery in ancient Greek, Jewish, New Testament, and early Christian thought, as well as the actual practices with regard to slave ownership employed by these thinkers. "Were slavery and social injustice leading to dire poverty …
Genesis -- Servants of the city -- Strange slaves -- The democratic order of knowledge -- The mysteries of the Greek state The toga-clad statesman of ancient Greece is a familiar figure in the Western political tradition. Less well known is the administrator who ran the state b…
The toga-clad statesman of ancient Greece is a familiar figure in the Western political tradition. Less well known is the administrator who ran the state but who was himself a slave. Challenging the modern belief that democracy and bondage are incompatible, Paulin Ismard directs…
The toga-clad statesman of ancient Greece is a familiar figure in the Western political tradition. Less well known is the administrator who ran the state but who was himself a slave. Challenging the modern belief that democracy and bondage are incompatible, Paulin Ismard directs…