UID:
edocfu_9961252412402883
Format:
1 online resource (289 pages) :
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illustrations
ISBN:
1-4744-4675-2
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1-4744-4674-4
Series Statement:
Intersectionality in Classical Antiquity
Content:
Konstantinos Kapparis challenges the traditional view that free women, citizen and metic, were excluded from the Athenian legal system.
Note:
Intro -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Women and the legal system of the Athenian democracy: Why is it important? -- The intersection of the law with the lives of women -- Sources -- The modern literature -- Part I Cases Involving Women Litigants -- 1. Lysias , To Antigenes, on the Abortion -- 2. Lysias, On the Daughter of Antiphon -- 3. Hypereides, Against Aristagora, Aprostasiou (Two Speeches) -- 4. Deinarchos, That the Daughters of Aristophon Are Not Heiresses -- or, Diamartyria that the Daughter of Aristophon Is Not an Heiress -- 5. Pericles, In Defence of Aspasia, for Impiety -- 6. [Demosthenes] 40, To Boiotos on his Mother's Dowry -- 7. Hypereides, Against Demetria, Apostasiou -- 8. Lysias 32, Against Diogeiton: A Mother's Compelling Speech -- 9. Deinarchos, Synegoria to Hegelochos, for the Epikleros, or Against Hegelochos, Synegoria on Behalf of the Epikleros -- 10. Deinarchos, Against Hedyle, Apostasiou -- 11. Lysias, To Lais -- 12. [Deinarchos], Dispute Between the Priestess of Demeter and the Hierophant -- 13. Lycurgus, On the Priestess -- 14. Deinarchos, For an Epikleros: For the Daughter of Iophon -- 15. Euboulides, Against the Sister of Lakedaimonios, for Impiety -- 16. Hypereides, In Defence of Mika -- 17. Apollodoros, Against Neaira -- 18. Lysias, For Nikomache -- 19. Menekles, Against Ninos the Priestess, for Impiety -- 20. Lysias, On the Daughter of Onomakles -- 21. Isaios 3, On the Estate of Pyrrhos -- 22. Lysias, Against Philonides for Rape -- 23. Hypereides, In Defence of Phryne -- 24. Lysias, On the Daughter of Phrynichos -- 25. Isaios, To Satyros, for the Epikleros -- 26. Antiphon 1, Against the Stepmother for Poisoning -- 27. Demosthenes, Against Theoris, for Impiety -- 28. Hypereides, To Timandra -- Part II Women and the Athenian Justice System.
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1. Women's Participation in the Athenian Justice System -- Women's access to the various layers of the justice system -- Representation versus exclusion -- Not all women are the same -- Conclusions -- 2. Judicial Procedures Involving Women -- An overview of processes in the Athenian justice system -- Women and politics -- Citizenship and immigration violations -- Prosecutions for religious offences -- Economic disputes -- Violent crime -- Personal responsibility before the law -- 3. Gender as a Factor in the Construction of the Argument -- Gender stereotypes as a factor in trials involving both men and women: An introduction -- The dutiful wife and mother -- The indecent women of Athens -- The poisoner and the witch -- Images of the body and sexuality -- A woman with a past -- Conclusions -- 4. Women's Empowerment, Social Groups and the Justice System -- Introduction -- Citizen women in the Athenian polis -- Metic women in the Athenian polis -- The working women of Athens: Legal implications -- Conclusions -- 5. Conclusions -- Appendix: The Main Laws Affecting the Lives of Athenian Women -- 1. The law on marriage -- 2. The law on the epidikasia -- 3. The law on the epidikasia of a poor epikleros -- 4. The Periclean citizenship law -- 5. The laws prohibiting mixed marriages between Athenians and non-Athenians -- 6. The law on divorce -- 7. The laws on adultery affecting women -- 8. The laws on succession and inheritance directly affecting women -- 9. The social network: the laws requiring the archon to protect women, children and orphans from abuse of their person or property -- 10. All priests and priestesses are equally responsible under the law -- Select Bibliography -- Index of Ancient Authors -- General Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4744-4672-8
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781474446747
