ON THE STRUCTURE OF RITUAL ACTIVITY AND THE COLLECTIVE DIMENSION OF FIGURINE USE AT MINOAN PEAK SANCTUARIES

IF 0.7 2区 历史学 0 ARCHAEOLOGY
Céline Murphy
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SummaryDespite the regular appearance of peak sanctuaries, for over a century, in discussions on the organization of Cretan Bronze Age society, uncertainty still looms over the precise position these places of congregation held in the island’s complex network of sites. One of the causes behind this academic situation is their methodological treatment. Particularly problematic is the customary scholarly practice of defining the sites’ political affiliation, and their visitors’ economic status, according to dichotomizing and somewhat reductive criteria such as ‘palatial’/‘non‐palatial’ or ‘elite’/‘non‐elite’. Seeking to incorporate more nuance into the investigatory trajectory, this paper therefore encourages the implementation of more localized and materially‐founded analyses on the structure of the ritual activities held at these mysterious mountain‐tops. The efficiency of the proposed approach is demonstrated through a re‐examination of the ceramic figurines from Petsophas and the subsequent articulation of the existence of a communal dimension to their use and function. The study concludes that closer consideration of the simultaneously personal and collective significance of peak sanctuary ritual can yield further clues on their socio‐political role.
关于米诺斯山顶圣殿的仪式活动结构和雕像使用的集体维度
摘要一个多世纪以来,尽管在有关克里特青铜时代社会组织的讨论中经常出现山顶圣殿,但这些集会场所在该岛复杂的遗址网络中所处的确切位置仍不明朗。造成这种学术状况的原因之一是对它们的研究方法。尤其成问题的是,学术界习惯于按照 "宫殿式"/"非宫殿式 "或 "精英式"/"非精英式 "等二分法和还原标准来界定遗址的政治属性和游客的经济地位。因此,为了将更多细微差别纳入调查轨道,本文鼓励对在这些神秘山顶举行的仪式活动的结构进行更多本地化和有物质基础的分析。通过对佩特索法斯陶俑的重新研究,以及随后对其使用和功能中存在的公共维度的阐述,证明了所建议方法的有效性。研究得出的结论是,对山顶圣所仪式的个人和集体意义进行更深入的思考,可以为其社会政治角色提供更多线索。
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期刊介绍: Covering the whole range of archaeology, from Palaeolithic to medieval times, the Oxford Journal of Archaeology is the premier English language journal of European, Mediterranean and western Asian archaeology. Publishing four issues a year, it provides topical coverage of current research in Prehistoric, Classical and later periods, with contributions from an international cast of academics and field workers. It encourages debate and is essential reading for anyone studying the archaeology of these areas. The journal does not accept or undertake book reviews.
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