Cursing for Justice: Magic, Disputes, and the Lawcourts in Classical Athens

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Editorial Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Binding Curses in Classical Athens: Sorcerers, Agents, and Litigation 2.1 Binding Curses and the Public Sphere in Classical Athens 2.2 Curse Tablets in the Realm of Athenian Litigation 2.3 Sorcerers and Curse Tablets 2.4 Conclusion Chapter 3: Interpersonal and Group Conflict in Classical Athens: Broad-based Disputes 3.1 Disputes in a Diachronic and Comparative Perspective 3.2 Support Networks 3.3 Mediation, Arbitration, and Litigation in Broad-based Disputes 3.4 Paradigms of Argument 3.5 Conclusion Chapter 4: Broad-based Disputes in Action 4.1 Lysias 3 (Against Simon) 4.2 Lysias 4 (On a Wound by Premeditation) 4.3 Isaeus 6 (On the Estate of Philoktemon) 4.4 Demosthenes 21 (Against Meidias) 4.5 Broad-based Disputes in Forensic Oratory: Information Control and Public Reception 4.6 Conclusion Chapter 5: Curse Tablets in Athenian Disputes 5.1 A Dispute Involving Trierarchs – SLCTA no. 4 5.2 Disputes and Curses among Athenian Elites 5.3 Disputes and Space: Residential, Demotic, and Professional Affiliations in Athenian Curse Tablets 5.4 SGD 48: Politicians, Peddlers, and Prostitutes 5.5 Women in Athenian Disputes and Curse Tablets 5.6 Broad-based Disputes and Litigation in Other Athenian Curse Tablets 5.7 Conclusion Chapter 6: Athenian Curse Tablets: Agency and Emotions 6.1 Individual and Collective Agency 6.2 Disputes, Emotions, and Curse Tablets 6.3 Broad-based Disputes, Agency, and Magic: The Case of the Athenian dikastai 6.4 Dikastai in Athenian Litigation and Curse Tablets 6.5 Conclusion Chapter 7: Conclusion Abbreviations Bibliography Indexes A. Curse Tablets B. General Index