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Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- The Representation of Norm Transgressions and Deviant Behaviour in Ancient Societies: An Introduction -- Bibliography -- The Tragedian Agathon in Aristophanes and Plato: The Dramatic Construction of Deviant Behaviour -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Pederastic Relationships -- 3 'White as a Woman' -- 4 The Wise Agathon: Positive Evaluations -- 5 The Deviant Agathon: Negative Evaluations -- 6 Final Considerations -- Bibliography -- Transformation or Transgression? Initiation and Transition Rituals in the Attic Cult of Artemis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Artemis: Characteristics and Responsibilities of a Goddess -- 3 Votive Offerings in Artemis Sanctuaries: Genres and Functions -- 4 Women as a Social Group Within a Religious Community -- 5 The Arkteia of Brauron: Transformation or Transgression? -- 6 Cult and Ritual: State of Exception or Everyday Life? -- Bibliography -- Just Reward: Just Punishment? Religious Norms, Norm Transgressions and Their Consequences in Xenophon's Hellenica -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Marking Religious Norms and Norm Transgressions in the Hellenica -- 3 Religious Norms and Norm Transgressions in the Hellenica -- 3.1 Oath-Keeping and Oath-Breaking -- 3.2 Obedience and Disobedience to the Gods -- 3.3 Manipulation of Cults and Festivals -- 3.4 Hierosylia -- 3.4.1 Disregard for the Sacred Asylum and the Hikesia -- 3.4.2 Violence Against Sanctuaries and Cults -- 3.4.3 Respect and Disrespect for Feast Days -- 3.4.4 Robbery of Temples -- 3.5 Other -- 4 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- When Is Revolt Not Revolting? Rule-Breaking and Revolt in Sparta in Plutarch's Lives -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Spartan Constitution -- 3 Reform by Coup d'état: Lycurgus -- 4 Revolting People: Uprisings Quashed by Agesilaus.

Social coexistence is made possible and regulated by norms. Which actions are labeled and sanctioned as transgressions of norms is the result of social negotiation processes. Transgression and norm deviance can both stabilize and undermine the existing norm system. The contributions to this anthology aim to provide some impulses on the relationship between norm and deviance in ancient societies by means of selected case studies from the Greek classical period to the Roman imperial period and to investigate the role of transgressive acts for the dynamics of social systems. This book is a translation of an original German edition. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation.