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050			_aPA4037 _b.K37 1992
100			_aKaravites, Peter (Panayiotis)
245		0	_aPromise-giving and treaty-making : _bHomer and the Near East / _cPeter (Panayiotis) Karavites
260			_aLeiden ; New York : _bE. J. Brill, _c1992
300			_ax, 224 p. _b; _c25 cm.
490			_aMnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava, _v119
505			_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.
650			_aHomer History.Homer.Homer Criticism and interpretation.
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