TY - BOOK ID - 40856162 TI - Kinship in ancient Athens : an anthropological analysis PY - 2018 SN - 9780198788256 9780198788263 9780198788249 019878824X 0198788258 0198788266 0191830208 0191092398 PB - Oxford : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Kinship KW - Athens (Greece) KW - Social life and customs. KW - Kinship. KW - Manners and customs. KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Public Policy KW - Cultural Policy. KW - Anthropology KW - Cultural. KW - Popular Culture. KW - Greece KW - Ethnology KW - Clans KW - Consanguinity KW - Families KW - Kin recognition KW - Social life and customs KW - Kinship - Greece - Athens KW - Athens (Greece) - Social life and customs UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:40856162 AB - The concept of kinship is at the heart of understanding not only the structure and development of a society, but also the day-to-day interactions of its citizens. Kinship in Ancient Athens aims to illuminate both of these issues by providing a comprehensive account of the structures and perceptions of kinship in Athenian society, covering the archaic and classical periods from Drakon and Solon up to Menander. Drawing on decades of research into a wide range of epigraphic, literary, and archaeological sources, and on S. C. Humphreys' expertise in the intersections between ancient history and anthropology, it not only puts a wealth of data at readers' fingertips, but subjects it to rigorous analysis. By utilizing an anthropological approach to reconstruct patterns of behaviour it is able to offer us an ethnographic 'thick description' of ancient Athenians' interaction with their kin that offers insights into a range of social contexts, from family life, rituals, and economic interactions, to legal matters, politics, warfare, and more.-- ER -