Laura Perry
Individuation Is Problematic
Individuation is problematic is the unofficial MMP motto. Find out why and what it means in today's Minoan Path blog post: Individuation...
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Laura Perry
- Aug 4, 2022
- 2 min
Book Review: Reinventing Herself
My dear writer-friend DJ Martin has started a new fiction series, and I'm excited to share my review of book one with you: Reinventing...
Laura Perry
- Jul 28, 2022
- 1 min
The Confusing Minoan Genius
I'm not talking about how smart the Minoans were, but about an interesting deity they imported into their pantheon from Egypt. Get all...
Laura Perry
- Jul 21, 2022
- 2 min
Book Review: From Here to Eternity
CW: death, funerals, corpses Modern western culture has a weird attitude toward death. It's a combination of obsession and repulsion,...
Laura Perry
- Jul 13, 2022
- 1 min
Confluence: Flowing Together
I invite you to enjoy a lovely new ritual: Confluence: Flowing Together In the name of the bee, And of the butterfly, And of the breeze,...
Laura Perry
- Jul 7, 2022
- 2 min
A Shelf Full of Book Reviews
I've reviewed a lot of books over the years, both fiction and non-fiction, on a variety of subjects. I've compiled lists of my book...
Laura Perry
- Jun 30, 2022
- 1 min
Minoan Pigs??
The Minotaur is a bull, but the Minoans had other animals as well: goats, sheep... and pigs! Find out more in today's Minoan Path blog...
Laura Perry
- Jun 23, 2022
- 1 min
A Tentacled Mystery
Is it an octopus hiding in a seashell, or something else entirely? And why the heck did the Minoans paint it on so many pots? Find out in...
Laura Perry
- Jun 9, 2022
- 1 min
Bronze Age Doggos!
Did you know that the Minoans had dogs? They did, and they loved them enough to include them in their art. Get a peek at some of them...
Laura Perry
- May 26, 2022
- 1 min
Book Review: The Deep & Dark Blue
I have a soft spot for well-written YA fiction. It can be surprisingly deep, and the storylines are often more engaging, more...
Laura Perry
- May 19, 2022
- 1 min
What else is missing from Minoan art?
A comment on Twitter from someone guessing about the content of last week's Minoan Path blog post got me to thinking about some issues...
Laura Perry
- May 12, 2022
- 1 min
What's missing from Minoan art?
Before you answer "the women's shirts," find out what I'm really asking in this week's Minoan path blog: What's missing from Minoan art?...
Laura Perry
- May 5, 2022
- 1 min
How equal is Minoan art?
What do you think: Are there more women in Minoan art? More men? The answer might surprise you: Gender Equality in Minoan Art In the name...
Laura Perry
- Apr 21, 2022
- 1 min
Minoan Sheep
When we think about the animals the ancient Minoans had, cattle spring quickly to mind (the bull-leaping, the Minotaur). There are also...
Laura Perry
- Apr 15, 2022
- 1 min
The Minoan Basket Case
We have some tantalizing clues about what kinds of baskets and other biodegradable materials the Minoans had. These haven't survived in...
Laura Perry
- Mar 31, 2022
- 1 min
Minoan Myths Book Sneak Peek
Among the projects I'm working on these days is a book of modern Minoan myths, tentatively titled Tales from the Labyrinth. I've shared...
Laura Perry
- Mar 25, 2022
- 1 min
Minoan Mountain Pilgrimages
Would you walk all the way up a mountain just to make an offering to a deity and ask that deity's aid? The Minoan did that all the time,...
Laura Perry
- Mar 17, 2022
- 2 min
On Being an Animist
Let's face it, we're probably all born animists. Every child knows it's perfectly normal to talk to rocks and trees as if they were...
Laura Perry
- Mar 10, 2022
- 1 min
Minoan Papyrus: How Weird Is That?
Papyrus is an Egyptian thing, right? Well, it turns out that the Minoans of ancient Crete were quite fond of it, too. Find out more about...
Laura Perry
- Mar 3, 2022
- 2 min
Burnout: A Book Review
I'm so excited about this book that I feel compelled to write a review before I've even finished reading it! I freely admit to being...
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