Cultural identity in Minoan Crete : social dynamics in the Neo-Palatial period /

Neopalatial Crete - the 'Golden Age' of the Minoan Civilization - possessed palaces, exquisite artefacts, and iconography with pre-eminent females. While lacking in fortifications, ritual symbolism cloaked the island, an elaborate bureaucracy logged transactions, and massive storage areas...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Adams, Ellen (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Temas:
Minoans.
Civilization, Mycenaean.
Minoens.
Civilisation mycénienne.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
HISTORY > Ancient > Greece.
Civilization.
Manners and customs.
Crete (Greece) > Civilization.
Crete (Greece) > Social life and customs.
Crète (Grèce) > Civilisation.
Crète (Grèce) > Mœurs et coutumes.
Greece > Crete.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half-title page
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Preface
  • Chapter One Introduction
  • Neopalatial Crete
  • Chronological Frameworks
  • The Role of Knossos: Cultural to Political
  • Modes of Centralization in Neopalatial Crete
  • The Role of Ritual and Cult in Neopalatial Crete
  • Organization of This Book
  • Chapter Two The Background to Neopalatial Crete
  • The Discovery of the Minoans
  • The Formation of Modern Crete
  • History of Excavations
  • Arthur Evans, â#x80;#x98;the First Stepping-Stone of European Civilizationâ#x80;#x99;, and Cretan IdentityThe Protopalatial Background
  • State Formation
  • Protopalatial Palaces, Ritual Sites, and Culture
  • The Past in the Past: Looking Back at the Protopalatial Period
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter Three Elite Architecture and Artefacts
  • Introduction
  • Defining the Palaces
  • Courts and Theatral Areas
  • Urban Shrines
  • Formal Halls
  • Lustral Basins
  • Ritual and Prestige Artefacts and Symbols
  • Figurines
  • Libation Tables and Vessels
  • Horns of Consecration
  • Double AxeConclusion
  • Chapter Four Palaces and Their Context
  • Introduction
  • Knossos
  • Approaching the Palace
  • The Functions of the Palace
  • The Knossian Town
  • The Regional Picture
  • Galatas
  • Malia
  • Approaching the Palace
  • The Functions of the Palace
  • The Malian Town
  • The Regional Picture
  • Phaistos
  • Approaching the Palace
  • The Functions of the Palace
  • The Phaistian Town and Region
  • Zakros
  • Approaching the Palace
  • The Functions of the Palace
  • The Zakrian Town
  • The Regional Picture
  • Petras
  • ConclusionChapter Five Other Settlements and Regional Groupings
  • North-Central Crete
  • Harbours around Knossos
  • Nirou Chani
  • Tylissos
  • Archanes
  • Vathypetro
  • Kastelli
  • The Regional Picture
  • The West
  • Chania
  • The Mesara
  • Ayia Triada
  • Kommos
  • The Regional Picture (and Knossos)
  • The South Coast
  • Myrtos-Pyrgos
  • Makrygialos
  • The Regional Picture
  • Mirabello Bay Area
  • Gournia
  • Pseira
  • Mochlos
  • The Regional Picture
  • The East (North and Central)
  • Palaikastro
  • Villas of Eastern Crete
  • The Regional PictureConclusion
  • Chapter Six The Ritual Landscape and Extra-urban Sanctuaries
  • Introduction
  • Peak Sanctuaries
  • Ritual Caves
  • Identifying Extra-urban Sanctuaries: Challenges and Criteria
  • Extra-urban Sanctuaries
  • North-Central Crete: Juktas and Surrounding Area
  • Psychro, Phaneromeni, the Idaean, and Kamares Caves
  • The West: Vrysinas, Patsos, and Mameloukos
  • The South: Kato Syme, Tsoutsouros, and Kophinas
  • The East: Petsophas and Traostalos
  • Discussion
  • The Social Role of Extra-urban Sanctuaries: Previous Scholarship

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