Religion and Society in Middle Bronze Age Greece

Religion and Society in Middle Bronze Age Greece
Title Religion and Society in Middle Bronze Age Greece PDF eBook
Author Helène Whittaker von Hofsten
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 307
Release 2014-05-12
Genre History
ISBN 1107049873

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This book argues that religious beliefs played a significant role in the social changes that occurred in Middle Helladic Greece.

Religion and Society in Middle Bronze Age Greece

Religion and Society in Middle Bronze Age Greece
Title Religion and Society in Middle Bronze Age Greece PDF eBook
Author Helène Whittaker
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 307
Release 2014-05-12
Genre Social Science
ISBN 113995265X

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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.

The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean

The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean
Title The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean PDF eBook
Author Eric H. Cline
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 968
Release 2012-01-01
Genre History
ISBN 019024075X

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The Greek Bronze Age, roughly 3000 to 1000 BCE, witnessed the flourishing of the Minoan and Mycenean civilizations, the earliest expansion of trade in the Aegean and wider Mediterranean Sea, the development of artistic techniques in a variety of media, and the evolution of early Greek religious practices and mythology. The period also witnessed a violent conflict in Asia Minor between warring peoples in the region, a conflict commonly believed to be the historical basis for Homer's Trojan War. The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean provides a detailed survey of these fascinating aspects of the period, and many others, in sixty-six newly commissioned articles. Divided into four sections, the handbook begins with Background and Definitions, which contains articles establishing the discipline in its historical, geographical, and chronological settings and in its relation to other disciplines. The second section, Chronology and Geography, contains articles examining the Bronze Age Aegean by chronological period (Early Bronze Age, Middle Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age). Each of the periods are further subdivided geographically, so that individual articles are concerned with Mainland Greece during the Early Bronze Age, Crete during the Early Bronze Age, the Cycladic Islands during the Early Bronze Age, and the same for the Middle Bronze Age, followed by the Late Bronze Age. The third section, Thematic and Specific Topics, includes articles examining thematic topics that cannot be done justice in a strictly chronological/geographical treatment, including religion, state and society, trade, warfare, pottery, writing, and burial customs, as well as specific events, such as the eruption of Santorini and the Trojan War. The fourth section, Specific Sites and Areas, contains articles examining the most important regions and sites in the Bronze Age Aegean, including Mycenae, Tiryns, Pylos, Knossos, Kommos, Rhodes, the northern Aegean, and the Uluburun shipwreck, as well as adjacent areas such as the Levant, Egypt, and the western Mediterranean. Containing new work by an international team of experts, The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean represents the most comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date single-volume survey of the field. It will be indispensable for scholars and advanced students alike.

Popular Religion and Ritual in Prehistoric and Ancient Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean

Popular Religion and Ritual in Prehistoric and Ancient Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean
Title Popular Religion and Ritual in Prehistoric and Ancient Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean PDF eBook
Author Giorgos Vavouranakis
Publisher Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Pages 188
Release 2019-01-14
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1789690463

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This volume features a group of select peer-reviewed papers by an international group of authors, both younger and senior academics and researchers, on the frequently neglected popular cult and other ritual practices in prehistoric and ancient Greece and the eastern Mediterranean.

The Cambridge History of Religions in the Ancient World

The Cambridge History of Religions in the Ancient World
Title The Cambridge History of Religions in the Ancient World PDF eBook
Author Michele Renee Salzman
Publisher
Pages 589
Release 2013
Genre
ISBN 9781107019997

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The Cambridge Companion to the Aegean Bronze Age

The Cambridge Companion to the Aegean Bronze Age
Title The Cambridge Companion to the Aegean Bronze Age PDF eBook
Author Cynthia W. Shelmerdine
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 0
Release 2008-08-04
Genre Art
ISBN 0521814448

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This Companion covers the history and the material culture of Crete, Greece and the Aegean Islands from c. 3000-1100 BCE.

Religion and Society in Middle Bronze Age Greece

Religion and Society in Middle Bronze Age Greece
Title Religion and Society in Middle Bronze Age Greece PDF eBook
Author Helene Whittaker
Publisher
Pages 308
Release 2014-07-21
Genre BODY, MIND & SPIRIT
ISBN 9781139957977

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This book argues that religious beliefs played a significant role in the social changes that occurred in Middle Helladic Greece.