What are these Queer Stones? Baetyls: Epistemology of a Minoan Fetish
Sam Crooks

City: Oxford
Year: 2013
Publisher: Archaeopress
Series: BAR International Series 2511
Description: Paperback, viii & 79 p., b/w illustrations, 29,7x21 cm
Abstract
This monograph examines the aniconic cult stones, or baetyls, of the Aegean Bronze Age. Minoan baetyls are commonly understood by reference to the interpretive vocabularies of ancient Near Eastern traditions developed by comparative ethnographies popular in the early 20th century. This study presents and interrogates the Aegean evidence for baetyl cult, providing a catalogue of archaeological evidence attesting to this cultic practice. Contextual analysis provides the basis for interpreting and (re)constructing aspects of the cult. It is argued that the ambiguity inherent in these aniconic stones renders them uniquely flexible in serving multiple cultic, ritual and ideological functions across different contexts.
Contents
Abstract [i]
Acknowledgments [i]
List if Abbreviations [iv]
List of Figures [v]
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION [1]
Introduction [1]
Geography [1]
Chronology [3]
History of Research [5]
Methodological Concerns [9]
CHAPTER 2: THE EXTANT BAETYLS [11]
2.1 Introduction [11]
2.2 The Prepalatial Period [11]
Vasiliki [11]
2.3 The Protopalatial Period [15]
Ayia Triada [15]
2.4 The Neopalatial Period [20]
Galatas [20]
Gournia [23]
Malia [28]
2.5 The Postpalatial Period [32]
Kephala Vasiliki [32]
2.6 The Late Helladic Period [37]
Phylakopi [37]
2.7 Conclusions [42]
CHAPTER 3: THE ICONOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE [43]
3.1 Introduction and Methodology [43]
3.2 Baetyls Hugged or Leant Upon [45]
3.3 Baetyls Arranged in Pairs [46]
3.4 Banded Baetyls [48]
3.5 Baetyls Associated with Built Structures [51]
3.6 The Locations of Baetyl Cult [53]
3.7 The Identities of the Figures [56]
CHAPTER 4: CONCLUDING REMARKS [59]
CHAPTER 5: CATALOGUE [61]
Biblography [69]
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