Structure and History in Greek Mythology and Ritual (Sather Classical Lectures)
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (655 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520037715 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 245 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Walter Burkert was a German scholar of Greek mythology and cult. A professor of classics at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, he taught in the UK and the US.
About the AuthorWalter Burkert was a German scholar of Greek mythology and cult. A professor of classics at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, he taught in the UK and the US.
Ian Myles Slater on: Excellent, But Not to Start With Ian M. Slater "Structure and History in Greek Mythology and Ritual" is part of a surprisingly long list of books by Walter Burkert, now Professor Emeritus at the University of Zurich, which have appeared in English translation, beginning with "Lore and Science in Ancient Pythagor
Burkert offers a rare combination of exact scholarship with imagination and even humor. His hypotheses are courageous and his conclusions are bold; both establish standards for methodology as well as results. A brilliant book, in which e 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. The breadth alone of Burkert's learning renders his book indispensable."--Classical Outlook "Impressivefounded on a striking knowledge of the complex evidence (li