Introduction -- The Greek bronze age : origins and collapse / Brendan Burke -- The ancient Greeks : from Mycenae to Macedon / Ron Kroeker -- Ordering the polis : government and public administration / Matthew A. Sears -- War and peace / Sheila Ager -- Sparta : separating reality from mirage / Noreen Humble -- Going to market : the economy and society / Ben Akrigg -- Connecting to the divine : Greek cult and ritual / Bonnie MacLachlan -- Finding a balance : law and justice in ancient Greece / Judith Fletcher -- Status and class / Jeremy Trevett -- Slaves and slavery / Rob Tordoff -- From birth to death : disease, disability, and health / Maria A. Liston -- Gender and sexuality / Allison Glazebrook -- Women and the Greek household / Christina Vester -- At the gymnasium : competition and sport / Reyes Bertolín-Cebrián -- Literature and performance / Andrew Faulkner -- Art and architecture / Marina Haworth -- Philosophy (600-300 BCE) / Vernon Provencal -- Ancient Madeconia : the emergence of a new world order / Frances Pownall -- The past in the present : Ancient Greece in western culture / Aara Suksi -- Conclusion / Allison Glazebrook and Christina Vester.
Summary:
"Covering the Bronze Age, as well as the archaic, classical, and early Hellenistic periods, Themes in Greek Society and Culture introduces students to central aspects of ancient Greek society. Each chapter covers a topic of importance to ancient Greek society, and contributes to an understanding of the Greeks' institutions, structures, activities, and cultural output. The volume brings together 19 expert contributors who apply this thematic approach to ask what Greek society looked like and how its people lived."-- Provided by publisher.
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