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Minoan Kingship and the Solar Goddess - A Near Eastern Koine (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,602
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Minoan Kingship and the Solar Goddess - A Near Eastern Koine (Hardcover): Nanno Marinatos

Minoan Kingship and the Solar Goddess - A Near Eastern Koine (Hardcover)

Nanno Marinatos

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Ancient Minoan culture has been typically viewed as an ancestor of classical Greek civilization, but this book shows that Minoan Crete was on the periphery of a powerfully dynamic cultural interchange with its neighbors. Rather than viewing Crete as the autochthonous ancestor of Greece's glory, Nanno Marinatos considers ancient Crete in the context of its powerful competitors to the east and south.

Analyzing the symbols of the Minoan theocratic system and their similarities to those of Syria, Anatolia, and Egypt, Marinatos unlocks many Minoan visual riddles and establishes what she calls a "cultural koine," or standard set of cultural assumptions, that circulated throughout the Near East and the eastern Mediterranean at the time Minoan civilization reached its peak. With more than one hundred and fifty illustrations, "Minoan Kingship and the Solar Goddess" delivers a comprehensive reading of Minoan art as a system of thought.

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Imprint: University of Illinois Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: May 2010
First published: April 2010
Authors: Nanno Marinatos
Dimensions: 235 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 978-0-252-03392-6
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Humanities > History > European history > General
Books > History > European history > General
Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN: 0-252-03392-2
Barcode: 9780252033926

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