Early Theories of Punishment: Deterrence, Rehabilitation and Restoration in Ancient Greek and Indian Penology

This study examines ancient penology, focusing on literary sources from ancient Greece and India as the primary material for analysis. The theories of punishment encountered in these texts are analysed by applying theoretical concepts of modern penology. The study indicates that attempts to rational...

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Main Author: Linderborg, Otto (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Law, crime & history
Year: 2024, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 118-129
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Keywords:
Ancient Greek Penology
Ancient Indian Penology
Axial Age Studies
History of criminology
Indo-Hellenic Studies
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Summary:This study examines ancient penology, focusing on literary sources from ancient Greece and India as the primary material for analysis. The theories of punishment encountered in these texts are analysed by applying theoretical concepts of modern penology. The study indicates that attempts to rationalize punishment and provide alternatives to traditional retributive and deterrent approaches to penology date back far earlier than is commonly presumed, specifically to the axial age in Greece and India (800-200 BCE).
ISSN:2045-9238
DOI:10.21428/4b74e090.92f6890f