Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Early Greek cult practice. Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium at the Swedish Institute at Athens, 26-29 June, 1986 Edited by Robin Hägg, Nanno Marinatos & Gullög C. Nordquist Abstract Twenty-eight papers on the phenomena of early Greek cult practice, concentrating on the Late Geometric, Archaic and Classical periods, read at an international conference in Athens; the papers are followed by transcripts of the discussions of the symposium. The papers are arranged in eight groups, discussing (1) animal sacrifice, Minoan to Greek, (2) Greek sacrificial ritual, (3) early cults at Knossos and Sparta, (4) temples, altars, cult images and ritual meals, (5) water in the cult, (6) votive offerings, (7) cult practice and cultural anthropology, and (8) special cults and cult practices (including cults of heroes, veneration of ancestors, ritual haircuts and building sacrifices).  Contents ‘Preface’, p. 7 Animal sacrifice, Minoan to Greek Nanno Marinatos, ‘The imagery of sacrifice: Minoan and Greek’, pp. 9–20 Birgitta Bergquist, ‘The archaeology of sacrifice: Minoan-Mycenaean versus Greek’, pp. 21–34 B.C. Dietrich, ‘The instrument of sacrifice’, pp. 35–40 Demetrius U. Schilardi, ‘The temple of Athena at Koukounaries. Observations on the cult of Athena on…

Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions. The Greek Renaissance of the eight century B.C. Tradition and innovation. Proceedings of the Second International Symposium at the Swedish Institute at Athens Edited by Robin Hägg Abstract ”The Greek Renaissance” designates the formative period of the Greek society of historical times during the latter half of the eight century B.C. The 24 papers originally read at a symposium deal with various aspects of this period; they are followed by transcripts of the discussions of the symposium. The contributors are specialists in ancient history, archaeology, philology, epigraphy, art history and history of religion. Among the topics dealt with are historical reasons for the rediscovery of the Mycenaean past in the age of Homer, the regional pottery styles, burial customs and attitudes to death, Oriental traits in epic poetry, the origin and early spread of the alphabet, Late Geometric art, especially vase painting, early Greek religion, especially cult images and altars, the growth of the pan-Hellenic santuaries, diviners and magicians, the working of bronze and ironin sanctuaries, obeloi as pre-monetary currency, the size and growth of populations, Homeric medicine, cult of the ancestors,  the symposion as social organization, the customs…