Religion and society in Middle Bronze Age Greece / Helène Whittaker, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hofsten, Helène Whittaker von, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bronze age--Greece.

Bronze age.

Greece--Religion.

Greece.

Greece--Civilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 291 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Religion & Society in Middle Bronze Age Greece

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-139-96221-3

1-139-95052-5

1-139-94947-0

1-139-96114-4

1-107-27926-7

1-139-95690-6

1-139-95903-4

1-139-96009-1

1-139-95797-X