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Knossos
Myth, History and Archaeology
Taschenbuch von James Whitley
Sprache: Englisch

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Knossos is one of the most important sites in the ancient Mediterranean. It remained amongst the largest settlements on the island of Crete from the Neolithic until the late Roman times, but aside from its size it held a place of particular significance in the mythological imagination of Greece and Rome as the seat of King Minos, the location of the Labyrinth and the home of the Minotaur.

Sir Arthur Evans' discovery of 'the Palace of Minos' has indelibly associated Knossos in the modern mind with the 'lost' civilisation of Bronze Age Crete. The allure of this 'lost civilisation', together with the considerable achievements of 'Minoan' artists and craftspeople, remain a major attraction both to scholars and to others outside the academic world as a bastion of a romantic approach to the past.

In this volume, James Whitley provides an up-to-date guide to the site and its function from the Neolithic until the present day. This study includes a re-appraisal Bronze Age palatial society, as well as an exploration of the history of Knossos in the archaeological imagination. In doing so he takes a critical look at the guiding assumptions of Evans and others, reconstructing how and why the received view of this ancient settlement has evolved from the Iron Age up to the modern era.
Knossos is one of the most important sites in the ancient Mediterranean. It remained amongst the largest settlements on the island of Crete from the Neolithic until the late Roman times, but aside from its size it held a place of particular significance in the mythological imagination of Greece and Rome as the seat of King Minos, the location of the Labyrinth and the home of the Minotaur.

Sir Arthur Evans' discovery of 'the Palace of Minos' has indelibly associated Knossos in the modern mind with the 'lost' civilisation of Bronze Age Crete. The allure of this 'lost civilisation', together with the considerable achievements of 'Minoan' artists and craftspeople, remain a major attraction both to scholars and to others outside the academic world as a bastion of a romantic approach to the past.

In this volume, James Whitley provides an up-to-date guide to the site and its function from the Neolithic until the present day. This study includes a re-appraisal Bronze Age palatial society, as well as an exploration of the history of Knossos in the archaeological imagination. In doing so he takes a critical look at the guiding assumptions of Evans and others, reconstructing how and why the received view of this ancient settlement has evolved from the Iron Age up to the modern era.
Über den Autor
James Whitley
Zusammenfassung
Explores the reception history of Knossos from the Iron Age up to the modern era
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of Tables and FiguresPreface and AcknowledgementsA Note on Chronology and TerminologyOn the spelling of and transliteration of ancient Greek namesList of Abbreviations with Explanatory Note

Chapter 1. Legends and Labyrinths
Chapter 2. Inventing the Minoans: Arthur Evans and After
Chapter 3. From Village to Palace: Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Knossos
Chapter 4. Palatial Knossos: The Palace of Minos?
Chapter 5. After the Palace: From the Iron Age to the Romans
Chapter 6. Knossos Yesterday and Today

BibliographyGeneral IndexTopographical Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Geschichte
Jahrhundert: Altertum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Archaeological Histories
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781472532848
ISBN-10: 1472532848
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 251843
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Whitley, James
Redaktion: Harrison, Thomas
Garrow, Duncan
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Academic
Abbildungen: 62 bw illus
Maße: 231 x 152 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: James Whitley
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.10.2023
Gewicht: 0,41 kg
Artikel-ID: 119615149
Über den Autor
James Whitley
Zusammenfassung
Explores the reception history of Knossos from the Iron Age up to the modern era
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of Tables and FiguresPreface and AcknowledgementsA Note on Chronology and TerminologyOn the spelling of and transliteration of ancient Greek namesList of Abbreviations with Explanatory Note

Chapter 1. Legends and Labyrinths
Chapter 2. Inventing the Minoans: Arthur Evans and After
Chapter 3. From Village to Palace: Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Knossos
Chapter 4. Palatial Knossos: The Palace of Minos?
Chapter 5. After the Palace: From the Iron Age to the Romans
Chapter 6. Knossos Yesterday and Today

BibliographyGeneral IndexTopographical Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Geschichte
Jahrhundert: Altertum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Archaeological Histories
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781472532848
ISBN-10: 1472532848
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 251843
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Whitley, James
Redaktion: Harrison, Thomas
Garrow, Duncan
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Academic
Abbildungen: 62 bw illus
Maße: 231 x 152 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: James Whitley
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.10.2023
Gewicht: 0,41 kg
Artikel-ID: 119615149
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