From authoritarianism to authority: Transition and reconfiguration of political order in the Iliad through the 'transfer of command' in the Achaean camp

This article analyzes the process of political reconfiguration that takes place in the Achaean camp from the abandonment of the anger of Achilles in the Iliad and the subsequent reconciliation with Agamemnon and the rest of the Achaeans onwards. The hypothesis to defend here is that the place of Aga...

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Autor principal: Prada, Gastón Alejandro
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Publicado: Escuela de Filosofía. Facultad de Humanidades y Artes, Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2022
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Iliada
política
autoridad
autoritarismo
Iliad
politics
authority
authoritarianism
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spelling I15-R231-article-1852022-12-21T15:27:19Z From authoritarianism to authority: Transition and reconfiguration of political order in the Iliad through the 'transfer of command' in the Achaean camp Del autoritarismo a la autoridad : Transición y reconfiguración del orden político en la Ilíada mediante el ‘traspaso de mando’ en el campamento aqueo. Prada, Gastón Alejandro Iliada política autoridad autoritarismo Iliad politics authority authoritarianism This article analyzes the process of political reconfiguration that takes place in the Achaean camp from the abandonment of the anger of Achilles in the Iliad and the subsequent reconciliation with Agamemnon and the rest of the Achaeans onwards. The hypothesis to defend here is that the place of Agamemnon as the supreme leader of the achaean expedition (or primus inter pares) is now occupied by Achilles. Although this process is not made explicit by the poet or institutionalized in the iliadic narrative, several markers can be traced to indicate that this, as I will call it, “transfer of command” occurs de facto. This dynamic in the social and political field of the Achaean community implies a philosophical-political reflection of Homer in terms of two antagonistic forms of the exercise of power and authority, which manifest themselves in the perspectives of Agamemnon and Achilles. Finally, it is shown that the virtuous mode of the exercise of power, represented in the figure of Achilles from Iliad 19 onwards, constitutes a model that exhibits elements close to the democracy of the classical Athenian period. Este artículo analiza el proceso de reconfiguración política que se da en el campamento aqueo a partir del abandono de la cólera de Aquiles en la Ilíada y la subsiguiente reconciliación con Agamenón y el resto de los aqueos. La hipótesis a sostener aquí es que el lugar de Agamenón como el jefe supremo de la expedición aquea (o primus inter pares) pasa a ser ocupado por Aquiles. Aunque este proceso no es explicitado por el poeta o institucionalizado en la narrativa iliádica, pueden rastrearse varios marcadores que indican que este, como aquí llamaré, “traspaso de mando” se da de hecho. Esta dinámica en el campo social y político de la comunidad aquea implica una reflexión filosófico-política por parte de Homero en cuanto a dos formas antagónicas del ejercicio del poder y la autoridad, que se manifiestan en las perspectivas de Agamenón y Aquiles. Por último, se muestra que el modo virtuoso del ejercicio del poder, representado en la figura de Aquiles a partir del canto 19, constituye un modelo con elementos próximos a la democracia del periodo clásico ateniense. Escuela de Filosofía. Facultad de Humanidades y Artes, Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2022-12-21 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://cuadernosfilosoficos.unr.edu.ar/index.php/cf/article/view/185 10.35305/cf2.vi19.185 Cuadernos Filosóficos / Segunda Época; No. 19 (2022) Cuadernos Filosóficos / Segunda Época; Núm. 19 (2022) 2683-9024 1850-3667 spa https://cuadernosfilosoficos.unr.edu.ar/index.php/cf/article/view/185/167 Derechos de autor 2022 Gastón Alejandro Prada https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0
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topic Iliada
política
autoridad
autoritarismo
Iliad
politics
authority
authoritarianism
spellingShingle Iliada
política
autoridad
autoritarismo
Iliad
politics
authority
authoritarianism
Prada, Gastón Alejandro
From authoritarianism to authority: Transition and reconfiguration of political order in the Iliad through the 'transfer of command' in the Achaean camp
topic_facet Iliada
política
autoridad
autoritarismo
Iliad
politics
authority
authoritarianism
author Prada, Gastón Alejandro
author_facet Prada, Gastón Alejandro
author_sort Prada, Gastón Alejandro
title From authoritarianism to authority: Transition and reconfiguration of political order in the Iliad through the 'transfer of command' in the Achaean camp
title_short From authoritarianism to authority: Transition and reconfiguration of political order in the Iliad through the 'transfer of command' in the Achaean camp
title_full From authoritarianism to authority: Transition and reconfiguration of political order in the Iliad through the 'transfer of command' in the Achaean camp
title_fullStr From authoritarianism to authority: Transition and reconfiguration of political order in the Iliad through the 'transfer of command' in the Achaean camp
title_full_unstemmed From authoritarianism to authority: Transition and reconfiguration of political order in the Iliad through the 'transfer of command' in the Achaean camp
title_sort from authoritarianism to authority: transition and reconfiguration of political order in the iliad through the 'transfer of command' in the achaean camp
description This article analyzes the process of political reconfiguration that takes place in the Achaean camp from the abandonment of the anger of Achilles in the Iliad and the subsequent reconciliation with Agamemnon and the rest of the Achaeans onwards. The hypothesis to defend here is that the place of Agamemnon as the supreme leader of the achaean expedition (or primus inter pares) is now occupied by Achilles. Although this process is not made explicit by the poet or institutionalized in the iliadic narrative, several markers can be traced to indicate that this, as I will call it, “transfer of command” occurs de facto. This dynamic in the social and political field of the Achaean community implies a philosophical-political reflection of Homer in terms of two antagonistic forms of the exercise of power and authority, which manifest themselves in the perspectives of Agamemnon and Achilles. Finally, it is shown that the virtuous mode of the exercise of power, represented in the figure of Achilles from Iliad 19 onwards, constitutes a model that exhibits elements close to the democracy of the classical Athenian period.
publisher Escuela de Filosofía. Facultad de Humanidades y Artes, Universidad Nacional de Rosario
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