In this paper, we argue that the sociopolitical trajectory of Bronze Age of Crete was characterized by the progressive but intentional manipulation of an enduring collective ethos, notably in the organization of gatherings and feasts. These key practices, meant to ensure cohesion, took place within a larger social organization of which the constituents were formed by corporate groups that we interpret as “houses.” We also argue that the nature of these houses changed over time. This process is particularly evident in the varying contexts in which these gatherings took place, with differences in terms of scale and origin of participants and variations in the balance between base-driven and imposed practices. We highlight that a landscape initially dotted with small local communities, connected through kinship bonds and shared practices at the microregional level, was progressively transformed into a homogenous, all-embracing ideological structure, which pervaded society and constituted the backbone of its hierarchical organization. Legitimized and mobilized within a religious system with clear political overtones, this process resulted into a supra-regional, global network that can rightfully be called “Minoan.”

在本文中，我们认为克里特岛青铜时代的社会政治轨迹的特点是对持久集体精神的进步但有意的操纵，特别是在聚会和宴会的组织方面。这些旨在确保凝聚力的关键实践发生在一个更大的社会组织内，其成员由我们解释为“房屋”的企业集团组成。我们还认为这些房屋的性质随着时间的推移而改变。这一过程在这些聚会发生的不同背景下尤其明显，参与者的规模和来源不同，基础驱动和强加实践之间的平衡也不同。我们强调，最初点缀着小型当地社区的景观，通过亲缘关系和微观区域层面的共同实践相互联系，逐渐转变为同质的、包罗万象的意识形态结构，这种结构渗透到社会中，并构成了其等级组织的支柱。这一过程在具有明显政治色彩的宗教体系内合法化和动员起来，形成了一个超区域的全球网络，可以正确地称为“米诺斯”。