Walter Burkert Structure and History in Greek Mythology and Ritual (Paperback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Structure and History in Greek Mythology and RitualCondition: NewFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 11/08/1982EAN: 9780520047709ISBN-10: 0520047702ISBN: 9780520047709Publisher: University of California PressDescription: "Tantalizingly rich ...this is a splendid book."--Greece and Rome "Burken relegates his learned documentation to the notes and writes in a lively and fluent style. The book is recommended as a major contribution to the interpretation of ancient Greek myth and ritual. The breadth alone of Burkert's learning renders his book indispensable."--Classical Outlook "Impressive...founded on a striking knowledge of the complex evidence (literary, epigraphical, archaeological, comparative) for this extensive subject. Burkert offers a rare combination of exact scholarship with imagination and even humor. A brilliant book, in which ...the reader can see at every point what is going on in the author's mind--and that is never uninteresting, and rarely unimportant."--Times Literary Supplement "Burkert's work is of such magnitude and depth that it may even contribute to that most difficult of tasks, defining myth, ritual, and religion. . [He] locates his work in the context of culture and the historv of ideas, and he is not hesitant to draw on sociology and biology.Consequently his work is of significance for philosophers, historians, and even theologians, as well as for classicists and historians of Greek culture. His hypotheses are courageous and his conclusions are bold; both establish standards for methodology as well as results. "--Religious Studies ReviewLanguage: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 210mmItem Length: 140mmItem Width: 15mmItem Weight: 318gAuthor: Walter BurkertGenre: Philosophy & SpiritualityBook Series: Sather Classical LecturesType: History & CriticismRelease Year: 1982 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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