Individuals and society in Mycenaean Pylos /
This book revises our understanding of Mycenaean society through a detailed analysis of individuals attested in the administrative texts from the Palace of Nestor at Pylos in southwestern Greece, circa 1200 BC. It argues that conventional models of Mycenaean society, which focus on administrative ti...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
Published:
Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston :
Brill,
2013.
Series:
Mnemosyne, Supplements
358.
Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 204-407, ISBN: 9789004322288.
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Call Number: DF220.5 .N35 2013
| Summary: | This book revises our understanding of Mycenaean society through a detailed analysis of individuals attested in the administrative texts from the Palace of Nestor at Pylos in southwestern Greece, circa 1200 BC. It argues that conventional models of Mycenaean society, which focus on administrative titles and terms, can be improved through the study of named individuals. A new, methodologically innovative prosopography demonstrates that many named individuals were not only important managers of palatial affairs but also high-ranking members of the community. This work significantly broadens the elite class and suggests that the palace was less of an agent in its own right than an institutional framework for interactions amongst individuals and social groups. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 448 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004251465 |
| ISSN: | 0169-8958 ; |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |