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Format : Broché
Nb de pages : XVI-340 pages
Poids : 918 g
Dimensions : 21cm X 30cm
ISBN : 978-2-87558-996-5
EAN : 9782875589965
Oikos
archaeological approaches to house societies in the bronze age Aegean
Quatrième de couverture
Aegis
- rapports . de . Fouilles
- ThèseS . De . Doctorat
- monographies
- actes . de . Colloques .
This volume
This collection of papers explores whether the Levi-Straussian notion of the House is a valid concept in aiding the comprehension of the social structure of Bronze Age Aegean societies. The main question that is addressed is whether there was a specific social institution or definable group that, through its materialisation, differentiated itself from other social units such as nuclear families. While little agreement was reached, the volume succeeds in stressing the advances made in the study of social structure of the Aegean on the basis of material remains. Moreover, the discussions presented demonstrate that the House as an analytical unit allows a better understanding of what on Crete has usually been called the elite* - an anonymous group of people with shared values and practices. It is the contention of the editors that such an interpretation of the basal social structure may help understand the unique emergence, development and character of Minoan society, as well as its distinctive material culture.