One form of social exchange or two? "Euergetism," patronage, and testament studies.(Roman and Greek ideas of patronage )
From: Biblical Theology Bulletin
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Date: 3/22/2001
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Author: Joubert, Stephan J.
Abstract
Researchers usually understand ancient Roman patronage and Greek "euegetism" as one and the same social exchange relationship, the difference being one of form rather of substance. In view of a brief investigation of primary historical data, ranging from Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics, to honorary inscriptions, to Seneca's De beneficiis, the present scholarly status quo is challenged in this essay. A more nuanced view of ancient Mediterranean reciprocity in general, ...
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