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Religion and society in Middle Bronze Age Greece
The Middle Helladic period has received little attention, partially because of scholars' view of it as merely the prelude to the Mycenaean period and partially because of the dearth of archaeological evidence from the period. In this book, Helène Whittaker demonstrates that Middle Helladic Gre...
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Document Type: | Online Resource Book |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge
: Cambridge University Press
, 2014.
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Online Access: | lizenzpflichtig |
Related Items: | Erscheint auch als:
Religion and society in Middle Bronze Age Greece |
Author Notes: | Helène Whittaker, University of Gothenburg, Sweden |
Summary: | The Middle Helladic period has received little attention, partially because of scholars' view of it as merely the prelude to the Mycenaean period and partially because of the dearth of archaeological evidence from the period. In this book, Helène Whittaker demonstrates that Middle Helladic Greece is far more interesting than its material culture might at first suggest. Whittaker comprehensively reviews and discusses the archaeological evidence for religion on the Greek mainland, focusing on the relationship between religious expression and ideology. The book argues that religious beliefs and rituals played a significant role in the social changes that were occurring at the time. The arguments and conclusions of this book will be relevant beyond the Greek Bronze Age and will contribute to the general archaeological debate on prehistoric religion. Introduction -- The formation of the Middle Helladic period -- Religion and society in the middle Helladic period -- The transition from the middle to the late Bronze age -- Religion and society in the late Helladic I period -- Conclusions |
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Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 291 pages) digital, PDF file(s). |
ISBN: | 9781107279261 |