01583nam a2200169Ia 4500008004100000020002800041041000800069050002300077100003500100245009700135260004600232300002500278490004900303505098400352650006001336999001701396230822s9999    xx            000 0 und d  a97890040956709004095675  aeng  aPA4037 b.K37 1992  aKaravites, Peter (Panayiotis)  0aPromise-giving and treaty-making : bHomer and the Near East /cPeter (Panayiotis) Karavites  aLeiden ; New York : bE. J. Brill, c1992  ax, 224 p.b;c25 cm.  aMnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava,v119  aThe Focus. The Logic. The Design -- Pt. 1. The Homeric Agreements: Their Corpus, Terminology, and Structure. I. The Corpus of Homeric Agreements. The Homeric Texts. The Agreements Compared and Contrasted. The Oral Character of the Homeric Agreements. II. The Linguistic Evidence. The Significance of Philotes. The Interrelation of Horkia, Horkos, and Omnyein. III. The Structure of Homeric Agreements. The Preamble. The Recounting of Antecedent History. Stipulations. The Invocation of Gods as Witnesses. Curses and Blessings. IV. Other Features of Homeric Agreements. Other Maledictions. Ritual. Suzerainty Treaties -- Pt. 2. Some Common Contents and Other Features Shared by Near Eastern and Homeric Treaties. V. The People. The Role of the People. Stipulations Concerning the Fate of Fugitives. VI. War Conventions. The Taking and Sharing of Booty. The Use of Surrogates. Firing the First Shot. VII. Conventions Associated with Treaty-Making. Meals. Deposition and Recitation.  aHomer History.Homer.Homer Criticism and interpretation.  c45580d45580