Description
The first exploration of the legacy of Crete, fabled for its mythology and its archaeology.
About the Author
Nicoletta Momigliano is Professor of Aegean Studies at the University of Bristol, UK. She specialises in Minoan archaeology and has directed and co-directed several archaeological projects in Crete and Turkey, including excavations at Knossos and Palaikastro, and field surveys in Lycia. Her previous books include Duncan Mackenzie: A Cautious Canny Highlander and the Palace of Minos at Knossos (1999), Archaeology and European Modernity: Producing and Consuming the 'Minoans' (edited with Y. Hamilakis, 2006), Knossos Pottery Handbook: Neolithic and Bronze Age (Minoan) (2007), and Cretomania: Modern Desires for the Minoan Past (edited with A. Farnoux, 2017).
Reviews
Momigliano offers a remarkably detailed and nuanced overview of archaeological research on Crete and the history of the island in general. Such an attentive introduction and contextualisation ensures that readers unfamiliar with the 'crypto-colonial' roots of Minoan archaeology are given a solid foundation. * The Classical Review *
[Momigliano's] choice of responses to the Minoans is based on engagement with the archaeological finds of Minoan Crete. This choice results in a fascinating discussion of novels, poems, paintings, travel texts and films that help us appreciate archaeology in a continuous dialogue with cultural production ... The book would be a welcome addition to a Classics Department library, and it would be valuable reading for undergraduate students in the field of Classics. * Journal of Classics Teaching *
Ground-breaking ... This impressive and wide-ranging book establishes a framework for understanding the sometimes contradictory intellectual and cultural history of Minoan Crete. * International Journal of the Classical Tradition *
Momigliano's book acts as an Ariadne's thread that helps us trace the labyrinthine ways these myths have developed, by placing them in both their archaeological and socio-political contexts. ... In Search of the Labyrinth is a fascinating, wide-ranging, and detailed study of how a 'civilization' was created, adapted, and reconstituted from its inception. * European Journal of Archaeology *
The result of a culmination of years of research, In Search of the Labyrinth is a fascinating and insightful book, accessible and appealing to academic and non-academic readers. M.'s engaging writing and the plethora of examples she cites ensure that everyone can find in its pages the Minoans one wishes to find. * Journal of Greek Archaeology *
This is an engaging and insightful exploration of the modern fascination with Bronze Age Crete. A complex and glittering cast of modern Minoans steps forward within a historically situated narrative and under the author's thoughtful gaze. -- Christine Morris, Andrew A. David Associate Professor in Greek Archaeology and History, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Book Information
ISBN 9781350156708
Author Nicoletta Momigliano
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 590g