- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd (27 Jan 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0715632485
- ISBN-13: 978-0715632482
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.4 x 2.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 330,014 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Ritual is a fascinating subject, with a tendency to set the imagination racing and raise expectations for exciting treatment. Minoan archaeology and more particularly the so-called "peak sanctuaries" have been the object of much such interest and speculation, but also of considerable creative research. In this book Evangelos Kyriakidis rigorously assesses old and new ideas about these sanctuaries, testing and enriching such ideas by connecting them with the extant material and underpinning them with a solid theoretical basis. General theoretical issues such as the attribution of ritual value to a prehistoric activity, the assessment of degrees of ritual establishment and the creation of ritual institutions are developed with the peak sanctuary material in mind. The results are then compared and contrasted to other studies on the social and political dynamics of Minoan Crete, providing a new insight into ritual in the area as a whole.
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Evangelos Kyriakidis completed his doctorate on ritual theory in the University of Cambridge. His research interests include ritual theory, the archaeology of individuals in Mycenaean bureaucracy, and Minoan miniature iconography.
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An in-depth assessment of Minoan archaeology as witnessed in its so-called "peak sanctuaries", 6 April 2006
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ritual in the Bronze Age Aegean: The Minoan Peak Sanctuaries (Hardcover)
Featuring 50 black-and-white illustrations, Ritual in the Bronze Age Aegean: The Minoan Peak Sanctuaries is an in- depth assessment of Minoan archaeology as witnessed in its so-called "peak sanctuaries". Since so little is known with absolute certainty about Minoan Crete, all speculations are constructed with minute attention to detail and supporting evidence. Archaeology Lecturer Evangelos Kyriakidis examines theoretical issues concerning the attribution of ritual value to prehistoric activity; further chapters scrutinize "Going Further with Ritual: Praxis and Belief" and "The Rise and Fall of the Minoan Peak Sanctuaries". An extensive appendix offers a great deal of data to help clarify scholarly perspectives, and a thorough bibliography and index round out this superior reference in its field. Enthusiastically recommended for college library and archaeology studies shelves.
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An in-depth assessment of Minoan archaeology as witnessed in its so-called "peak sanctuaries", 6 April 2006
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ritual in the Bronze Age Aegean: The Minoan Peak Sanctuaries (Hardcover)
Featuring 50 black-and-white illustrations, Ritual in the Bronze Age Aegean: The Minoan Peak Sanctuaries is an in- depth assessment of Minoan archaeology as witnessed in its so-called "peak sanctuaries". Since so little is known with absolute certainty about Minoan Crete, all speculations are constructed with minute attention to detail and supporting evidence. Archaeology Lecturer Evangelos Kyriakidis examines theoretical issues concerning the attribution of ritual value to prehistoric activity; further chapters scrutinize "Going Further with Ritual: Praxis and Belief" and "The Rise and Fall of the Minoan Peak Sanctuaries". An extensive appendix offers a great deal of data to help clarify scholarly perspectives, and a thorough bibliography and index round out this superior reference in its field. Enthusiastically recommended for college library and archaeology studies shelves.
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