Department of History and Archaeology
Library of the School of Philosophy

2021-01-18

2021

Vergaki Anastasia

Καθηγ. Ελένη Μαντζουράνη (Επόπτης), Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας Ε.Κ.Π.Α.
Αναπλ. Καθηγ. Ελευθέριος Πλάτων (Μέλος), Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας Ε.Κ.Π.Α.
Αναπλ. Καθηγ. Γεώργιος Βαβουρανάκης (Μέλος), Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας Ε.Κ.Π.Α.
Αναπλ. Καθηγ. Ιωάννης Παπαδάτος (Μέλος), Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας Ε.Κ.Π.Α.
Αναπλ. Καθηγ. Κωνσταντίνος Κοπανιάς (Μέλος), Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας Ε.Κ.Π.Α.
Λέκτορας Αφροδίτη Χασιακού-Αργυράκη (Μέλος), Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας Ε.Κ.Π.Α.
Καθηγ. Διαμαντής Παναγιωτόπουλος, Πανεπιστήμιο της Χαϊδελβέργης

Οι οικιακές τελετουργίες στην Κρήτη κατά την Νεοανακτορική Εποχή: Οι περιπτώσεις της Ψύρας, του Μόχλου και των Γουρνιών

Greek

Domestic rituals in Crete during the Neopalatial Period: the cases of Pseira, Mochlos and Gournia

The Doctoral Thesis under the title “Domestic rituals in Crete during the Neopalatial Period: the cases of Pseira, Mochlos and Gournia” is an effort of re-examining the archaeological record from a bottom up point of view by implementing contextual analysis. Three minoan sites in the Gulf of Mirabello have been selected for study, Pseira, Mochlos and Gournia. The Thesis is comprised by six chapters which are summarized as follows.
The 1st Chapter is the “Introduction” in which the topic and the aims of this research are mentioned at the beginning. The detection of acts of special purpose (rituals) in these communities and their contribution to social organization are the main goals. Also, the effects of rituals on the formation of social ties as well as the rules that govern the normal functioning of the societies of the above settlements are sought. Thus, the detection of those characteristics that distinguish the private from the public / communal ritual is a key issue of the present work.
The 2nd Chapter under the title “History of research” presents in chronological order all the studies, which have decisively contributed to the image that has been formed in the archeology of the Bronze Age Aegean as far as domestic rituals and cult in Minoan Crete is concerned. It detects the methodological gaps, as well as their interpretive weaknesses, without, however, omitting the promotion of those theories, which are the most important and are a timeless basis for scholars.
The 3rd Chapter “Theoretical and methodological approaches” is the theoretical and methodological basis on which this dissertation is based in order to interpret the archaeological data and is divided into six parts. New definitions are proposed for the terms “ritual” and “ritual equipment”. In the 4th Chapter under the title “Presentation of the archaeological data under study”, the material (architecture and movable finds) is recorded by location, house and room, always applying a contextual approach. Six houses and two open spaces (courts) were examined at Pseira, eight houses at Mochlos and eighteen houses at Gournia.
The 5th Chapter includes the “Synthesis of data” where the architectural types as well as the utensils which are traditionally considered as ritual were thoroughly studied. Their study was based on bibliography as well as on comparative material from other sites of neopalatial Crete. Finally, in the 6th Chapter the general conclusions of the Thesis are formulated concerning the use of the architectural types (ritual or practical) and their division into sub-categories so that different types of rooms are not confused. Furthermore, the possible use of objects (ritual and / or for daily activities) is mentioned, as well as in the types of domestic rituals observed in the three settlements which were selected as study cases and their contribution to social organization.

Archaeology

minoan archaeology, late bronze age, domestic rituals, pseira, mochlos, gournia, social organization

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https://pergamos.lib.uoa.gr/uoa/dl/object/2932943/file.pdf

https://pergamos.lib.uoa.gr/uoa/dl/object/2932943