From Rulers' Dwellings to Temples : Architecture, Religion and Society in Early Iron Age Greece (1100-700 B.C.)

by: Mazarakis Ainian, A.

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 From rulers' dwellings to temples : architecture, religion and society in early Iron Age Greece (1100-700 B.C.)
Author:Alexander Mazarakis Ainian

Series:
Studies in Mediterranean archaeology, v. 121

424 pages, [200] pages of plates : illustrations, maps, plans ; 30 cm.

Contents:
This study constitutes a thorough treatment from the archaeological point of view of the rulers' dwellings and the cult buildings of the Protogcometric and Geometric periods in Greece (roughly the 11th-8th centuries B.C.) and the cult buildings of the Protogcometric and Geometric periods in Greece (roughly the 11th-Sth centuries Boy The emphasis lies in the possible interactions between the two categories of buildings, with the hope of determining some of the reasons of the resurgence of the temple of the Greek polis. The evidence from each site is assembled in Chapter 1. The extant ElA rulers' dwellings and out buildings are grouped together and are classified by two criteria combined together: typology, and geographical distribution. This part of the study is not always a mere transcription of existing viewpoints. but whoever required a critical discussion of these, often resulting in the adoption of a view opposed to the commos accepted one. Into the discussion have also been brought dwellings of ordinary people and buildings which served other domestic functions, such as workshops, granaries, storerooms, etc. (Parts 4, 5 and 9). Another air of this chapter (Part 10) is to examine in more detail the shapes of the facades of ElA apsidal and rectangle buildings (especially of cult buildings and rulers' dwellings), in conjunction with the arrangement of the interior space. The typology of oval and circular buildings is a much more simple task and is discussed in the end of the relevant sections (Parts 4 and 5, respectively).The second part of this study (Chapters II-VI) examines the archaeological evidence of the possible links between rulers' dwellings, and cult practices. One of the main problems encountered by the scholar researching the subject of the genesis of Greek religious architecture has always been in distinguishing between sacred and profane buildings. The aim of Chapter II is to present briefly the criteria and the method which may contribute in distinguishing a cult building or a ruler's dwelling from an edifice which would have served some other profane function. Chapter III investigates the connections between cult practice and rulers' dwellings: in Part I the entire body of evidence is analysed. Part 2 is a brief reference to the Mycenaean period and the function of the palatial megara. In Part 3 one may find a catalogue of ElA sanctuaries; the status of the earliest sanctuaries (1 1th-early 8th c. B.C.), especially those in which cult buildings have been discovered, is discussed in more detail in order to understand their relationship with the contemporary rulers' dwellings. Consequently, Part 4 constitutes as attempt to classify the rulers' dwellings in relation to cult practices, sanctuaries and cult buildings. Part S deals with the buildings associated with the cult of ancestors or heroes and investigates the possible connections between rulers' dwellings and hero cult. Chapter IV is an attempt to compare the archaeological data with the contemporary or later written sources. Part 1 investigates the nature of Homeric kingship (A) and focuses on one aspect of the Homeric nobleman, his competence in religious matters (D). In the same section the controversial topic of the identity of the Homeric house (B) and temple (C) is briefly treated. The post-Homeric literary references for the religious role of ElA rulers are discussed in Part 2.The last section, Chapter V brings together the evidence analysed in the previous chapters. Part I is a reassessment of the previous discussion, that is to say the role possibly played by the rulers of the ElA in the religious affairs of the communities. The second and last section (Part 2) deals with questions related to the rise of the temple of the Greek polis (from the architectural and the functional points of view) and tries to tackle the reasons which dictated its creation In order to facilitate comparisons, all the buildings included in this study have been drawn at a uniform scale. Tables I-IX may serve as a visual guide of a large number of well preserved buildings (mostly free-standing units) of the PG and Geometric periods. The illustrations are arranged in a geographical order, site by site. The figures of building models are assembled separately

Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of London, 1987)
Includes abstract

From Rulers' Dwellings to Temples : Architecture, Religion and Society in Early Iron Age Greece (1100-700 B.C.)

by: Mazarakis Ainian, A.

• ISBN-13: 9789170811524 / 978-91-7081-152-4
• ISBN-03: 9170811520 / 91-7081-152-0
• Paul Astrom, Jonsered, 1997

Price: 88,00 EURO

1 copy in stock