Greek Religion por Burkert, Walter

Harvard University Press, 1987. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Harvard University Press, 1985-07-26. Paperback. Used: Good.

Harvard University Press. Very Good. 1985. Softcover. 0674362810 . Creasing to spine and 1 corner with some rubbing. Scholar's name to ffep (D. Gerber). ; 512 pages; 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-Mycenaean age. The major part of his book is devoted to the archaic and classical epochs. He describes the various rituals of sacrifice and libation and explains Greek beliefs about purification. He investigates the inspiration behind the great… Ler mais

Harvard University Press, 1985. Paperback. Near new condition, covers bright, text clean and binding tight. 493 pp.

Cambridge:: Harvard University Press,. Near Fine. 1998. Paperback. 0674362810 . Translated from the German by John Raffan. Tenth printing thus (paperback) . Near fine in illustrated wraps. .

Basil Blackwell/Harvard, 1985. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Light shelf wear. Old owner's stamp to half title and title page. Sparse pencil throughout text. Otherwise clean, tight, and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound copy..

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Harvard University Press, 1985-07-26. Paperback. Used:Good.

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