Altered states of consciousness and ritual in late Bronze Age Cyprus
December 15, 2011 D. Collard 1 citation
Ritual and religion are increasingly being accorded a central role in the development of complex societies throughout the ancient world, particularly in understanding how social and political authority were established and legitimized (Aldenderfer 1993; Hayden 2003, 347-79; Marcus and Flannery 2004; Schachner 2001; Trigger 2003, 79-91). This relationship is particularly evident in the East...