Cultural Identity in Minoan Crete Cultural Identity in Minoan Crete

Cultural Identity in Minoan Crete

Social Dynamics in the Neo-Palatial Period

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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 enabled the redistribution of goods. We cannot read the Linear A script, but the libation formulae suggest an island-wide koine. Within this cultural identity, there is considerable variation in how the Minoan elites organized themselves and others on an intra-site and regional basis. This book explores and celebrates this rich, diverse and dynamic culture through analyses of important sites, as well as Minoan administration, writing, economy and ritual. Key themes include the role of Knossos in wider Minoan culture and politics, the variable modes of centralization and power relations detectable across the island, and the role of ritual and cult in defining and articulating elite control.

GENRE
Nonfiction
RELEASED
2017
September 8
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
684
Pages
PUBLISHER
Cambridge University Press
SELLER
Cambridge University Press
SIZE
42.5
MB
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