Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Celebrations of death and divinity in the Bronze Age Argolid. Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium at the Swedish Institute at Athens, 11–13 June, 1988 Edited by Robin Hägg & Gullög C. Nordquist Abstract Twenty-four papers on various aspects of burial customs and religious cult practice in the region Argolis (Greece) during the Bronze Age, read at an international conference in Athens; the papers are followed by transcripts of the discussions of the symposium. The papers are arranged in six groups, discussing (1) ceremonial practices in the Early and Middle Helladic periods, (2) mortuary customs, state formation and Mycenaean society, (3) burial rites in tumuli, tholoi and chamber tombs, (4) symbols and symbolism in Mycenaean celebrations, (5) Mycenaean cults and cult practices, and (6) religious aspects of the post-Bronze-Age period. Contents Preface (p. 7) Ceremonial practices in the Early and Middle Helladic periods Daniel J. Pullen, ‘Early Helladic burials at Asine and Early Bronze Age mortuary practices’, pp. 9–12 Miriam Caskey, ‘Thoughts on Early Bronze Age hearths’, pp. 13–21 Carol Zerner, ‘Ceramics and ceremony: Pottery and burials from Lerna in the Middle and early Late Bronze Ages’, pp. 23–34…

Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions. The function of the Minoan palaces. Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium at the Swedish Institute in Athens, 10–16 June, 1984 Edited by Robin Hägg & Nanno Marinatos Abstract Fourty-seven papers on the functions of the palace, the most characteristic phenomenon of the Minoan Bronze Age civilization in Crete, read at an international conference in Athens; the papers are followed by transcripts of the discussion of the symposium. The papers are arranged in eight groups, discussing (1) background (Near Eastern and Egyptian economy), parallels (Mycenaean palaces) and methodology; (2) the emergence of the Cretan palaces; (3) the relations of the palace with town and territory; (4) recent archaeological finds; (5) the palaces as ceremonial and religious centres; (6) the palaces as centres of trade and manufacture; (7) the administrative systems of the Minoans and Mycenaeans; and (8) the function of the frescoes in the palace. For James Walter Graham and to the memory of Spyridon Marinatos. Contents ‘Preface’, p. 9 Background and methodology Benjamin R. Foster, ‘The Late Bronze Age palace economy: A view from the East’, pp. 11–16 Wolfgang Helck, ‘The dissolution of the palace economy in the…

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…

Published by the Swedish Institute at Athens. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Sanctuaries and cults in the Aegean Bronze Age. Proceedings of the First International Symposium at the Swedish Institute at Athens, 12-13 May, 1980 Edited by Robin Hägg & Nanno Marinatos Contents ‘Preface’, p. 9 J.C. van Leuven, ‘Problems and methods of Prehellenic naology’, pp. 11–25. ‘Discussion’, p. 26. Colin Renfrew, ‘Questions of Minoan and Mycenaean cult’, pp. 27–33. ‘Discussion’, p. 33. Robin Hägg, ‘Official and popular cults in Mycenaean Greece’, pp. 35–39. ‘Discussion’, p. 40. Elizabeth French, ‘Cult places at Mycenae’, pp. 41–48. ‘Discussion’, p. 48. Klaus Kilian, ‘Zeugnisse mykenischer Kultausübung in Tiryns’, pp. 49–58. ‘Discussion’, p. 58. V. Lambrinudakis, ‘Remains of the Mycenaean period in the Sanctuary of Apollon Maleatas’, pp. 59–65. ‘Discussion’, p. 64. Colin Renfrew, ‘The sanctuary at Phylakopi’, pp. 67–79. ‘Discussion’, pp. 79-80. Rainer C.S. Felsch, ‘Mykenischer Kult im Heilogtum bei Kalapodi?’, pp. 81–88. ‘Discussion’, p. 89. Robin Hägg, ‘The house sanctuary at Asine revisited’, pp. 91–94. ‘Discussion’, p. 94. Stefan Hiller, ‘Mykenische Heiligtümer: Das Zeugnis der Linear B-Texte’, pp. 95–125. ‘Discussion’, pp. 125-126. Miriam Ervin Caskey, ‘Ayia Irini, Kea: The terracotta statues and the cult in the temple’, pp. 127–135. ‘Discussion’, p. 135. ‘Discussion…