Early Civilization and Literacy in Europe formatIsbn:Hardcover - 9783110146516 The Contributions to the Sociology

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Early Civilization and Literacy in Europe formatIsbn:Hardcover - 9783110146516 The Contributions to the Sociologyi iv Contents Preface Introduction 1. Iconography, symbolism and writing at the dawn of civilization Old Europe from the seventh to the fourth millennia B. C. 2. The organizing principles of Old European writing Motivated and arbitrary symbols and their affinity with the mythical symbolism 3. Writing from Old Europe to ancient Crete A case of cultural continuity 4. Literacy in ancient Crete On the social functions of linear and hieroglyphic writing 5.