Raum Und Ritus. Zur Rekonstruktion Minoischer Kultpraxis: Freiburg Dissertations in Aegean Archaeology 3 (British Archaeological Reports International Series, 1957)

Zatti, Mara

ISBN 10: 1407304402 / ISBN 13: 9781407304403

Published by Oxford : British Archaeological Reports, BAR Publishing, 2009

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93, [52] pages : illustrations ; 30 cm. in German. In this study of Minoan cult practice, the author looks beyond the many vivid images from Cretan prehistory, focussing on the stratigraphy of the artefacts and buildings. She lists all the known cultural rooms in a database and divides them into “primary” and “secondary” rooms, according to their cultural objects and architectural situation. The former were selected for their good state of preservation, with their artefacts found in situ. These rooms were characterised by objects which were recognised as“cultural” by archaeology, present in other ancient religions better known from written sources (Egyptian, Hittite, Greek). Using this data it became clear that the same objects appeared in different contexts and their impact was only intelligible in combination with other findings belonging to the same surrounding architecture. Four groups of cultic activities were thus identified: Small offerings; Animal sacrifices; Ceremonial events; Purification rites.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Raum Und Ritus. Zur Rekonstruktion Minoischer Kultpraxis: Freiburg Dissertations in Aegean Archaeology 3 (British Archaeological Reports International Series, 1957)
• Publisher: Oxford : British Archaeological Reports, BAR Publishing
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1407304402
• ISBN 13: 9781407304403
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In this study of Minoan cult practice, the author looks beyond the many vivid images from Cretan prehistory, focusing on the stratigraphy of the artefacts and buildings. Excavated rooms are analysed systematically for the relationship between their architectural situation and the religious related artefacts found, to attempt to reconstruct aspects of Minoan ritual practice. German text.

About the Author

Mara Zatti