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4 Οκτ 2007 · The author follows the anthropologist Mary Douglas in defining ‘risk’ as socially constructed, in contrast to other ancient historians, who treat risk-management as a way of handling objective external dangers.
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Abstract. This chapter turns the reader's attention to...
- Catalogue of Binding Curses
The catalogue includes all the curses discussed in the book....
- Abbreviations
Abbreviations - Oracles, Curses, and Risk Among the Ancient...
- Notes
1.Parke 11, SGDI 1565a; Karapanos 1878: pl. 36, 2; Doric...
- Acknowledgements
This book is based on my doctoral thesis, which I wrote at...
- Glossary
(dikai pl.) literally ‘justice’; a ‘private’ legal suit,...
- Dedication
Dedication - Oracles, Curses, and Risk Among the Ancient...
- Bibliography
Institutional account management. For librarians and...
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It argues that the theory that ‘risks’ are socially constructed (an approach developed by the anthropologist Mary Douglas) can help modern scholars to understand the role played by oracles and curses in ancient Greek culture.
22 Φεβ 2021 · Throughout the poem, Hesiod develops an idea of risk and its management that was common in ancient Greece: People can and should take steps to prepare for risk, but it is ultimately...
13 Δεκ 2011 · The concept of risk management is dated back to 1950s, and at that time it was perceived in a narrow context, with a focus on the risky events that could be insured. In the 1970s and 1980s, the...
For modern risk studies, perhaps especially approaches to ‘risk-management’, the recognition and examination of the multiple dimensions of this concept continue to prove crucial to a better understanding of how individuals, groups and societies understand, communicate and respond to risk.
19 Αυγ 2015 · In this review, I examine the ways in which social anthropology has contributed to our understanding of the relationship between risk and society. For the purposes of this review, I use Beattie’s ( 1964) definition of social anthropology as the study of ‘other cultures’.
12 Απρ 2021 · Throughout the poem, Hesiod develops an idea of risk and its management that was common in ancient Greece: People can and should take steps to prepare for risk, but it is ultimately inescapable.
