Lisa Bendall

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Economics of Religion in the Mycenaean World: Resources Dedicated to Religion in the Mycenaean Palace EconomyHardcover, 20 December 2007

Economics of Religion in the Mycenaean World: Resources Dedicated to Religion in the Mycenaean Palace Economy
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Part of Series
Oxford University School of Archaeology Monographs
Part of Series
Oxford University School of Archaeology Monograph
Print Length
350 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Oxford University School of Archaeology
Date Published
20 Dec 2007
ISBN-10
1905905025
ISBN-13
9781905905027

Description

The Mycenaean Linear B tablets include numerous references to religion, such as details of offerings, banqueting foodstuffs or land-tenure relating to cult personnel. While contributing significantly to our understanding of early Greek religion, the documents are exclusively economic and administrative records and the limitations of such sources have long been recognised. Few attempts have been made, however, to analyse the purely economic information about religion we do have in Linear B. Such analysis is essential to understanding the place of religion in Mycenaean palace society. This book asks a simple but important question: What proportion of the resources available to the palaces was directed towards support for religion? Price approx.

Product Details

Authors:
Lisa BendallLisa Maria Bendall
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
GB
Date Published:
20 December 2007
Dimensions:
29.87 x 21.77 x 2.67 cm
ISBN-10:
1905905025
ISBN-13:
9781905905027
Language:
English
Location:
Oxford, England
Pages:
350
Weight:
1723.65 gm

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