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…