In this collection of essays the authors study from different angles theattitude of the ancient towards silence in various contexts religioussocial medical and ... » 

In this collection of essays the authors study from different angles theattitude of the ancient towards silence in various contexts religioussocial medical and mythological. The underlying principle common to all theessays is a rigorously historical approach whereby the starting point of eachinvestigation is an analysis of the ancient texts themselves. «