Gestures and forms of contact in the literature and ritual of archaic and classical Greece
Additional information
Authors
Type
Journal Article
Year
2023
Language
English
Abstract
Based on the practice of supplication, to which the moment of physical contact is central, this essay explores the functions of touch and touching in Greek literary and philosophical sources from the pre-judicial and the judicial era.
Keywords
Touch, Greek literature, Hiketeía
Journal
Altre Modernità
Volume
12
Pages (or article number)
11-22
Diffusion
License
CC BY-SA
Visibility
Public
Status open access
Green
