Ancient supplication /

"In Ancient Supplication, the first book-length treatment of the subject, F.S. Naiden establishes the centrality of supplication to our understanding of ancient society. He investigates the varied gestures made by the suppliants, the types of requests they tender, the arguments used in defense...

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Main Author:	Naiden, F. S.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:	Prayer > Greece. Petitions > Greece. Religion and law > Greece. Rites and ceremonies > Greece. Prayer > Rome. Petitions > Rome. Religion and law > Rome. Rites and ceremonies > Rome.
Online Access:	Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:	9780198040460 0198040466 9781429420235 1429420235 9780199789399 0199789398 019518341X 9780195183412
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central