| What are these Queer Stones?: Baetyls: Epistemology of a Minoan Fetish Contributor(s): Crooks, Sam (Author) |
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ISBN: 1407311298 ISBN-13: 9781407311296 Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd OUR PRICE: $47.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General - History | Europe - General - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 939.1 |
| LCCN: 2013433970 |
| Series: BAR International |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 8.27" W x 11.69" (0.70 lbs) 79 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This monograph examines the aniconic cult stones, or baetyls, of the Aegean Bronze Age. Minoan baetyls are commonly understood by reference to the interpretive vocabularies of ancient Near Eastern traditions developed by comparative ethnographies popular in the early 20th century. This study presents and interrogates the Aegean evidence for baetyl cult, providing a catalogue of archaeological evidence attesting to this cultic practice. Contextual analysis provides the basis for interpreting and (re)constructing aspects of the cult. It is argued that the ambiguity inherent in these aniconic stones renders them uniquely flexible in serving multiple cultic, ritual and ideological functions across different contexts. |
Contributor Bio(s): Crooks, Sam: - Sam Crooks |