Not wholly free : : the concept of manumission and the status of manumitted slaves in the ancient Greek world / / by R. Zelnick-Abramovitz.

Not Wholly Free is a comprehensive study of manumission in the Greek world, based on a thorough appraisal of the extant evidence and on a careful examination of manumission terminology. R. Zelnick-Abramovitz investigates the phenomenon of manumission in all its aspects and features, by analyzing mod...

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Superior document:Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum, 266
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Year of Publication:2005
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 266.
Physical Description:1 online resource (398 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / R. Zelnick-Abramovitz
  • INTRODUCTION / R. Zelnick-Abramovitz
  • SLAVERY AND FREEDOM: DEFINITIONS AND APPROACHES / R. Zelnick-Abramovitz
  • MANUMISSION: DIVERSITY AND SIMILARITY / R. Zelnick-Abramovitz
  • MANUMITTORS AND MANUMITTED SLAVES / R. Zelnick-Abramovitz
  • THE ACT OF MANUMISSION / R. Zelnick-Abramovitz
  • LAWS AND LEGAL ACTIONS / R. Zelnick-Abramovitz
  • THE REALITY OF FREEDOM / R. Zelnick-Abramovitz
  • CONCLUSIONS / R. Zelnick-Abramovitz
  • LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS / R. Zelnick-Abramovitz
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY / R. Zelnick-Abramovitz
  • INDEX OF ANCIENT SOURCES / R. Zelnick-Abramovitz
  • GENERAL INDEX / R. Zelnick-Abramovitz
  • SUPPLEMENTS TO MNEMOSYNE / H. Pinkster , H.S. Versnel , I.J.F. de Jong and P.H. Schrijvers.