ISBN10: 0252033922, ISBN13: 9780252033926, [publisher: Urbana, Chicago, Springfield: University of Illinois Press] Hardcover X, 263 p.: Ill. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag berieben, sonst in tadellosem Zustand / dust jacket rubbed, otherwise in pristine condition. - 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. She pays special attention to the similarities found in religion and political leadership, which were everywhere entwined. With more than two hundred illustrations, Minoan ...
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University of Illinois Press, Date: 2010. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very good, clean, tight condition. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged with tracking. 2010. University of Illinois Press ISBN 0252033922 9780252033926 [US]

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Urbana-Champaign, IL University of Illinois Press 2010 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 280 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Line drawings, black & white, Tables, black & white, Maps, Figures.

ISBN10: 0252033922, ISBN13: 9780252033926, [publisher: University of Illinois Press] Hardcover
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