In this book Walter Burkert, the most eminent living historian of ancient Greek religion, has produced the standard work for our time on that subject. First published in German in 1977, it has now been translated into English with the assistance of the author himself. A clearly structured and readable survey for students and scholars, it will be welcomed as the best modern account of any polytheistic religious system.
Burkert draws on archaeological discoveries, insights from other disciplines, and inscriptions in Linear B to reconstruct the practices and beliefs of the Minoan ...
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Description: Fair. 0674362810 Acceptable condition, may have heavier wear and/or soiling, highlighting or other markings inside, complete and perfectly usable condition. read more
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Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780674362819ISBN:0674362810
Description: Good. 9780674362819. 1.4 x 8.8 x 5.8 Inches; 512 pages; Comprehensive modern history of Greek religion. Occasional yellow highlighting and a few ink underlinings in the first 100 pages. A few page corners in one section were dog-earred. read more
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"It's really dry, but really informative. If you want to learn, this is the book for you, but if you want to be entertained while you learn -- TURN AWAY!"
"This is the only good book on Greek Religion out there! If you're interested in mythology and want to read about it's religious context (which I suggest anyone with serious interest do) then read this! I've read it twice and used excerpts for the class I taught on Mythology."
"He's a "evolutionist" or "geneticist" historian (aka. I can prove it's super-old, my interpretation of what it means must be legit)... but I don't care. This book is a blast. I love how he slips in a "oh yeah, and then they would top this festival off by flagellating a penis" or a "and then I suspect there was an orgy" with so little fanfare. This guy is my kind of scholar: throw it all on the wall and see what sticks."
"A fascinating account of the religious practice of the Greeks. It's a serious, scholarly work, translated from German. It has relatively little of the Greek mythology that we know from works like Apollodorus. It does discuss cults, heroes, rituals, and the mysteries. It seems well grounded in archaeological fact."
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