The Material Expression of Cult, Ritual, and Feasting

The Archaeology of Mediterranean Prehistory

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 102-129

  Blake, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cult; Ritual; Social structure; Society; Symbolism

Indexed keywords

EID: 65549131174     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470773536.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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