Myth, ritual, and society in Mycenaean Anatolia : identifying Asian influences / Roger D. Woodard.
| Author/creator | Woodard, Roger D. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | xiv, 325 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | A Mycenaean ritual and its cult language -- Mycenaean and Vedic sacrificial posts -- Mycenaean leaders in the context of Indo-European and Indo-Iranian society and ritual -- Potnia of the labyrinth, initiation of the king, and the triple sacrifice -- Mitannian and Anatolian triads -- Nart Saga, Indo-Iranian twins, and Dioscurias -- Golden fleeces |
| Abstract | "Despite the Mycenaean Linear B script having been deciphered some seventy years ago, much has remained uncertain regarding the ritual ideology of Mycenaean society. This book explores this problem by investigating a new range of sources from the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Woodard, Roger D. Myth, ritual, and society in Mycenaean Anatolia Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025 9781009424479 |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781009424479 |
| LCCN | 2025020313 |
| ISBN | 9781009424516 |
| ISBN | 1009424513 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781009424486 paperback |
| ISBN | 1009424483 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
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