The debate on Athenian democratic ideology has long been polarised around two extremes. A Marxist tradition views ideology as a cover-up for Athens' internal divisions. Another tradition, sometimes referred to as culturalist, interprets it neutrally as the fixed set of ideas shared by the members of the Athenian community.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Myth and Athenian democracy -- 3. The discursive parameters of Athenian democratic institutions -- 4. Exclusiveness and eugeneia in the myth of autochthony -- 5. Between charis and philanthrōpia: the Heraclidae -- 6. Fading shades of hybris: the Attic Amazonomachy -- 7. Combining hybris and philanthrōpia: the myth of Adrastus -- 8. Conclusions.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-239) and indexes.
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