Minoan Religion
New Material and Interpretations
Edited by Nanno Marinatos Edited by Fritz Blakolmer
Hardback (Published)
(August 2026)
ISBN: 9781931534451
8.5 x 11 inches
Price: $95.00
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This volume is a collection of 13 specialist articles that advance understanding of Minoan religion by examining rituals, deities, symbols, and their social and political contexts across Neopalatial Crete and related regions using diverse modern approaches.
This volume sheds new light on the religion of Minoan Crete through the presentation 13 articles by specialists in this field. The contributions provide important new information on ritual places and archaeological contexts, votive offerings and iconographic depictions of rituals and deities, as well as reconstructions of religious ceremonies, the meaning of symbols, and reflections of the spirituality of Minoan religion. Additionally, contributions deal with the nature of the deities, the debate on monotheism versus polytheism, and the interrelation of religion and political power. Although the focus of this volume is on Neopalatial Crete, the collection includes also material from other periods and Aegean regions under Minoan influence. Through a dialogue with past interpretations and by using manifold methods and approaches, this volume reflects the progress made in the field of Minoan religion.
1. Introduction; 2. From Evans to Heavens: New Light on Minoan Religion from Knossos and Its Area; 3. Aspects of Ritual at the Juktas Peak Sanctuary and Knossian Palatial Involvement; 4. Cult Idols in Minoan Neopalatial Settlements 5. The Lady with the Ivory Pyxis at Mochlos; 6. Worship of Eileithyia in Bronze Age Crete; 7. A Tale of Two Cities? Images, Space, and Religion at Neopalatial and Final Palatial Hagia Triada; 8. Rethinking the Priest King Stucco Relief from Knossos, Minoan Kingship, and Gods; 9. Axes and Rosettes: The Gold Bracelet from Shaft Grave IV at Mycenae; 10. Divine Epiphany Scenes in Minoan Clay Larnax Iconography; 11. Light and Movement in Minoan Religion; 12.The Place of Alterity in Neopalatial Iconography; 13. Polytheism vs. Monotheism: A False Dichotomy? The Case for Henotheism; 14. Why Are We Unable to Identify Individual Minoan Deities? The Comparative Model of a Religious State Policy in Neopalatial Crete
- Edited by Nanno Marinatos
- Edited by Fritz Blakolmer
Other Titles in this Series
Mochlos IVA
Period III. The House of the Metal Merchant and Other Buildings in the Neopalatial Town
Volume 68
The Cave of the Cyclops
Mesolithic and Neolithic Networks in the Northern Aegean, Greece. Volume I: Intra-Site Analysis, Local Industries, and Regional Site Distribution
Volume 21
The Shrine of Eileithyia
Minoan Goddess of Childbirth and Motherhood, at the Inatos Cave in Southern Crete: Volume I: The Egyptian-Type Artifacts
Volume 69
An Archaeological Palimpsest in Minoan Crete
Tholos Tomb A and Habitation at Apesokari Mesara
Volume 70
Petras, Siteia I
A Minoan Palatial Settlement in Eastern Crete: Excavation of Houses I.1 and I.2
Volume 53
House X at Kommos
A Minoan Mansion Near the Sea Part 1: Architecture, Stratigraphy, and Selected Finds
Volume 35
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