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The Knossos Labyrinth Rodney Castleden

The Knossos Labyrinth By Rodney Castleden

The Knossos Labyrinth by Rodney Castleden


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The first excavators of the lost site of Knossos in the nineteenth century saw the site through the eyes of the classical authors. Rodney Castleden gives an alternative insight into the labyrinth which is equally exciting.

The Knossos Labyrinth Summary

The Knossos Labyrinth: A New View of the `Palace of Minos' at Knossos by Rodney Castleden

Knossos, like the Acropolis or Stonehenge, is a symbol for an entire culture. The Knossos Labyrinth was first built in the reign of a Middle Kingdom Egyptian pharaoh, and was from the start the focus of a glittering and exotic culture. Homer left elusive clues about the Knossian court and when the lost site of Knossos gradually re-emerged from obscurity in the nineteenth century, the first excavators - Minos Kalokairinos, Heinrich Schliemann, and Arthur Evans - were predisposed to see the site through the eyes of the classical authors. Rodney Castleden argues that this line of thought was a false trail and gives an alternative insight into the labyrinth which is every bit as exciting as the traditional explanations, and one which he believes is much closer to the truth. Rejecting Evans' view of Knossos as a bronze age royal palace, Castleden puts forward alternative interpretations - that the building was a necropolis or a temple - and argues that the temple interpretation is the most satisfactory in the light of modern archaeological knowledge about Minoan Crete.

The Knossos Labyrinth Reviews

`Whatever view of Knossos the reader supports, anyone with an interest in Minoan Crete will find this an exceedingly interesting and thought provoking book which cannot be ignored or summarily dismissed.' - Minerva

`... a model for the sort of book archaeologists ought to write.' - Cambridge Archaeological Review

`... his book will serve as excellent background, as well as a very manageable guide for anyone about to visit the site.' - Sunday Telegraph

'In addition to offering a new and convincing perspective to the original understanding of Knossos, this fascinating book will also serve as a useful guide, giving descriptions and explanations for many of the surviving chambers and structures which will greatly assist future visitors.' -The Greek Gazette

About Rodney Castleden

Castleden, Rodney

Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 The legendary Knossos; Chapter 2 The discovery of the Labyrinth; Chapter 3 Arthur Evans and the 1900 dig at Knossos; Chapter 4 The neolithic and pre-palace periods at Knossos; Chapter 5 The bronze age palace: Sir Arthur Evans' interpretation; Chapter 6 Wunderlich's 'Palace of the Dead'; Chapter 7 The temple of the goddesses; Chapter 8 Beyond the Labyrinth walls; Chapter 9 The Lady of the Labyrinth; Chapter 10 The bull dance; Chapter 11 The Thera eruption; Chapter 12 The fall of the Labyrinth; Chapter 13 The journey of the soul;

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GOR004718918
9780415033152
0415033152
The Knossos Labyrinth: A New View of the `Palace of Minos' at Knossos by Rodney Castleden
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
19891109
230
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