Гостинність у стародавній греції як гра

Abstract

The study conceptualizes the phenomenon of the Ancient Greek hospitality as a play as it is determined by Johan Huizinga. As a result, the Ancient Greek hospitality looks like a play: the hospitality is a free-will act of two participants (a host and a guest) performing within the house of the host who marks out place and time for the guest creating “other being” different from everyday life; this act is being regulated by the certain rules of the hospitality assured by the patrimonial rights (Themis) and accompanied by the feelings of strain and joy; in that way the guest who is an alien and non-member of the community transforms temporarily into a member of the community and can feel him(/her)-self safe and secured.