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Cretan sanctuaries and cults : continuity and change from Late Minoan IIIC to the Archaic period
"This volume documents the development of Cretan sanctuaries and associated cults from the end of the Late Bronze Age into the Archaic Period (c.1200-600 B.C.)." "The book supplies up-to-date site catalogues and discusses recurring types of sanctuaries, the history of their use and th...
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| Document Type: | Online Resource Book |
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| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston
: Brill
, c2005
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| Series: | Religions in the Graeco-Roman world
154 |
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| Online Access: | lizenzpflichtig Rezension |
| Author Notes: | by Mieke Prent |
| Summary: | "This volume documents the development of Cretan sanctuaries and associated cults from the end of the Late Bronze Age into the Archaic Period (c.1200-600 B.C.)." "The book supplies up-to-date site catalogues and discusses recurring types of sanctuaries, the history of their use and their religious and social functions, offering new insights into the period as a whole. Ancient Crete is known as an island whose religion displays a strong continuity with 'Minoan' traditions. The period of 1200-600 B.C. in general, however, is considered as one of profound socio-political and cultural change. This study explores the idea of 'continuity' by detailing the different processes and mechanisms involved in the maintenance of older cult traditions and provides balance by placing the observed changes in cult customs and the use of sanctuaries in the broader context of societal change."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 655-699) and index. - Description based on print version record |
| Physical Description: | Online Ressource (xviii, 737 p., [53] p. of plates) ill., maps. |
| ISBN: | 9004142363 9789004142367 9781429452670 1429452676 |
