TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hofsten,Helène Whittaker von
TI  - Religion and society in Middle Bronze Age Greece
SN  - 9781139957977
AV  - BL783 .H64 2014eb
U1  - 292.08 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Bronze age
KW  - Greece
KW  - BODY, MIND & SPIRIT
KW  - Spirituality
KW  - Paganism & Neo-Paganism
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Antiquities & Archaeology
KW  - fast
KW  - Civilization
KW  - Religion
KW  - Bronzezeit
KW  - gnd
KW  - Gesellschaft
KW  - Helladische Kultur
KW  - Grèce
KW  - Civilisation
KW  - Griechenland
KW  - Altertum
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - 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
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