The Knossos Labyrinth : A New View of the Palace of Minos at Knossos

by: Castleden, R.

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The Knossos labyrinth : a new view of the "Palace of Minos" at Knosos

Author:Rodney Castleden

Summary:Castleden presents the Knossos Labyrinth as the key to an understanding of Minoan civilization. He argues that the Knossos Labyrinth was a temple or necropolis, and not a bronze age royal palace as it is more generally supposed

xi, 205 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Acknowledgements p. xii
Introduction p. 1
The Legendary Knossos p. 7
The Discovery of the Labyrinth p. 18
Arthur Evans and the 1900 Dig at Knossos p. 27
The Neolithic and Pre-Palace Periods at Knossos p. 38
The Bronze Age Palace: Sir Arthur Evans' Interpretation p. 43
Wunderlich's 'Palace of the Dead' p. 59
The Temple of the Goddesses p. 70
Beyond the Labyrinth Walls p. 96
The Lady of the Labyrinth p. 105
The Bull Dance p. 130
The Thera Eruption p. 140
The Fall of the Labyrinth p. 152
The Journey of the Soul p. 160
p. 180
p. 182
Notes on the Illustrations p. 183
References p. 191
Index p. 197

The Knossos Labyrinth : A New View of the Palace of Minos at Knossos

by: Castleden, R.

• ISBN-13: 9780415033152 / 978-0-415-03315-2
• ISBN-03: 0415033152 / 0-415-03315-2
• Routledge, London, 1990

Price: 75,00 EURO

1 copy in stock