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Ideas of slavery from Aristotle to Augustine / Peter Garnsey.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-259) and indexes
Table of Content: Introduction: 1. Slavery and slave theory in antiquity
Part I. Attitudes to Slavery: 2. Slavery accepted
3. Justifications of slavery
4. Slave-systems criticized
5. Fair words
6. Slavery criticized
7. Slavery eased
Part II. Theories of Slavery: 1. Classical, Hellenistic and Roman Philosophers: 8. Aristotle
9. The Stoics
2. Early theologicians: 10. Philo
11. Paul
3. Church Fathers: 12. Ambrose
13. Augustine
14. Slavery as metaphor
Conclusion.

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HT861 .G18

Publisher

Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press., 1996

Physical Description

xv, 269 p. ; 22 cm.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

0521574331

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Subject(s)

H - Social Sciences
Cities, Communities, Races
Slavery--Public opinion--History
Slavery and the church--History
Slavery in literature

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