FAH207H1 Lecture : FAH207 Lec#2
11 Jul 2013
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*anthropomorphism > envisioning the gods as human; in human form. *no sacred texts- no doctrine > unlike the main monotheistic religions like christianity/ * ritual practice- sacrifice and worship- contractual nature of the relationship between gods and humans. * main context in which art appears is religious. * gods looked like humans from a very early time. * each god develops a distinct iconography (what they look like/ are represented as) Disappearance of mycenaean kingdoms (bronze age), settlements of mycenaean. Greeks on the aegean islands, crete, cyprus and the coast of asia minor (modern. Loss of literacy, loss of sophisticated art skills; no monumental architecture, but wood and mudbrick. Use of iron instead of bronze for many objects. Survival of bronze age cults and ritual practices. Beginnings of a very basic wood architecture. * technology in the period was very low key. * we should not expect any sculpture from this period.
