Anthropology and the Greeks (International Library of Anthropology)

The book deals with the history of the relationship of classical studies and anthropology, and the more material aspects of ancient Greek life are also considered. Cover Anthropology and the Greeks Title Page Copyright Page Original Title Page Original Copyright Page Table of Content Acknowledgments Introduction Part one Classical studies and anthropology 1 Anthropology and the classics The past The present and the future Three examples of the use of social science methods in classics Conclusion 2 History, economics and anthropology: the work of Karl Polanyi I II Additional note 3 The work of Louis Gernet Appendix I Some notes on the Durkheim school Appendix II Durkheim in 1972 Part two Economy and society 4 Archaeology and the social and economic history of classical Greece I II Problems III Methods IV Obstacles 5 Town and country in ancient Greece Additional note 6 Economy and society in classical Athens Additional note 7 Homo politicus and homo economicus Part three Structure, context and communication 8 The social structure of the ancient city General premises Part I Freedom of speech and religious tolerance in the ancient world I The problem II Political assemblies and freedom of speech III Religious dissent and impiety IV Religious dissent and heresy V Conclusion: the interrelation of religion and politics in the ancient world Part II Kinship in Greek society, c. 800-300 B.C. I Aims II Substantive conclusions III Sources and methods 9 'Transcendence' and intellectual roles: the ancient Greek case I II III 10 Evolution and history: approaches to the study of structural differentiation I Social change, evolution, and history II Articulation and setting: tools for the analysis of structural differentiation III Structural differentiation in ancient Athens IV Differentiation and communication: the evolution of thought V Differentiation, choice, and change Notes Bibliography Index The first section of the book deals with the history of the relationship of classical studies and anthropology. In the second section the more material aspects of ancient Greek life are considered and the author relates the economic history of the period to new approaches in archaeology and economic anthropology.
The place of kinship in the social structure of the Greek city-state; the social factors involved in the genesis of Greek philosophy; and the structural and institutional components of 'freedom' in classical Athens are all examined.
First published in 1978.