Kingship in the Mycenaean world and its reflections in the oral tradition:

During the last few decades, there has been great interest in the problems of defining the extent and nature of kingship in the Mycenaean world. Questions concerning the degree of economic and religious power held by the king have been given special emphasis. This book surveys the conclusions drawn...

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Main Author: Shear, Ione Mylonas 1936- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. INSTAP Academic Press 2004
Series:Prehistory monographs 13
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Online Access:BSB01
Summary:During the last few decades, there has been great interest in the problems of defining the extent and nature of kingship in the Mycenaean world. Questions concerning the degree of economic and religious power held by the king have been given special emphasis. This book surveys the conclusions drawn by individual scholars studying the Linear B tablets, contrasts their theories with our knowledge of the Mycenaean kingdoms as derived from the archaeological record, and finally compares this evidence with possible reflections in the oral tradition, specifically in the Iliad and Odyssey . This appr
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-214) and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 233 pages, 11 unnumbered pages of plates) illustrations, plans, portrait
ISBN:9781623030810
1623030811

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