11-05-2012, 03:51 PM
Second post, because the other was getting too long for people to read, especially since its a bit rambling.
Basically I would like to re-iterate that I like the book overall, despite some disagreements, and had it been done a little bit differently I would have recommended it much more fiercely.
The section on religion particularly suffers but that's understandable I guess given the highly specialised nature of the subject, I also like the fact that there is some citation of Athenian Laws and what not. On culture more generally it really needed to take in work by J Hall, Antonaccio, Higbie and especially Kurke. On the other hand given my research aim and obsession with cultural context etc I would say that. For many, the psychological theories, diagrams, modern parallels and charts will be great.
Basically I would like to re-iterate that I like the book overall, despite some disagreements, and had it been done a little bit differently I would have recommended it much more fiercely.
The section on religion particularly suffers but that's understandable I guess given the highly specialised nature of the subject, I also like the fact that there is some citation of Athenian Laws and what not. On culture more generally it really needed to take in work by J Hall, Antonaccio, Higbie and especially Kurke. On the other hand given my research aim and obsession with cultural context etc I would say that. For many, the psychological theories, diagrams, modern parallels and charts will be great.
Jass
