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Title: Greek Religion by Walter Burkert, John Raffan ISBN: 0-674-36281-0 Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr Pub. Date: March, 1987 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Perfect Handbook
Comment: Burkert's Greek Religion is the perfect handbook for any serious student of archaic and classical Greek religion. Burkert is a thorough scholar, and treats the diverse and complex problem of Greek religion from its Minoan-Mycenaean precursors through the esoteric Mysteries. Burkert cleanly and succinctly addresses Greek ritual practices and provides accurate and enlightening
definitions of the mainstays of Greek religion - from temple (naos) to cult image (xaonon) to the gods themselves. Burkert's text is an invaluable resource no student of classical studies should be without.
Rating: 5
Summary: Hellenic Religion's Best Help Guide
Comment: ...BR>I have had many books on the Hellenic Religion, but none struck me as Walter Burkert's book Greek Religion has. Burkert is not afraid to let his readers know that there is not much information on Ancient Greek practices. He explores the religion, telling what is fact, and what was possible. His book, and the book Old Stones, New Temples, are great starter books for anyone considering practicing Hellenic Religion. Unlike other Pagan associated books, Burkert has a huge bibliography of resources for where his information comes from. Though he does quote from within his network, as many Pagan authors do, he also draws from other sources. This is definately one of the best books I've read in a long time. It is one of my top recommended buys...
Rating: 5
Summary: A fantastic survey of religious practice in Ancient Greece
Comment: While the market for Mythology is flooded by books describing Greek Myth (with many excellent versions), too many have been reduced to neo-pagan re-usage, forcing the myths onto a modern metaphor. All too often, books cut and paste the myths into a new age ideal that melts Taosism, Buddhism, American SHamanism into a nasty blend devoid of any of the specific flavorings of any of these rich traditions.
Burkett's book doesn't d othis. If you want to know how the Ancient Greeks PRACTICED religion, this is a great book, filled with fantastic detail. Burkett is neither a Frazer/Campbell Synthesist, nor a true Levi-Strauss Structuralist. Like the latter group, he delves into the details, discussing how the individual greek cities and cults practiced their religion.
By the time the book is complete, the reader has a crystal clear picture of the everyday spiritual life of an ancient greek citizen, from the archaic to the philosophical (even the the curses and phrases).
More than that, the book gives a clear definition of what a Polytheistic system of beliefs is like.
I definite part of any student of Greek History or General Mythology and Religion.
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Title: Structure and History in Greek Mythology and Ritual by Walter Burkert ISBN: 0520047702 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: November, 1982 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Orientalizing Revolution: Near Eastern Influence on Greek Culture in the Early Archaic Age (Revealing Antiquity, 5) by Walter Burkert, Margaret E. Pinder ISBN: 067464364X Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr Pub. Date: August, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.50 |
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Title: Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion (Mythos Books) by Jane Ellen Harrison ISBN: 0691015147 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 05 June, 1991 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Homo Necans: The Anthropology of Ancient Greek Sacrificial Ritual and Myth by Walter Burkert, Peter Bing ISBN: 0520058755 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: February, 1987 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Ancient Mysteries: A Sourcebook: Sacred Texts of the Mystery Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean World by Marvin W. Meyer ISBN: 081221692X Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Pub. Date: May, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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