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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