Search Results for: Structure And History In Greek Mythology And Ritual

Based on lectures about Greek mythology given in Berkeley in spring 1977 as part of the Sather Lectures series. "The thesis of these lectures is, in short, that

A survey of the religious beliefs of ancient Greece covers sacrifices, libations, purification, gods, heroes, the priesthood, oracles, festivals, and the afterl

"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

"A milestone, not only in the field of classics but in the wider field of the history of religion. . . . It will find a place alongside the works of Jane Ellen

"Greek Religion . . . already has the standing of a classic, and the publication of an English version, which incorporates new material and is in effect a secon