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Walter Burkert (1931–2015)

Author of Greek Religion

Includes the names: W Burkert, Waltr Burkrt, Wlater Burkert, Walter Burkert

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Greek Religion 644 copies, 4 reviews

Ancient Mystery Cults (Carl Newell Jackson Lectures) 313 copies, 1 review

Homo Necans: The Anthropology of Ancient Greek Sacrificial Ritual and Myth 201 copies

Creation of the Sacred: Tracks of Biology in Early Religions 165 copies, 2 reviews

The Orientalizing Revolution: Near Eastern Influence on Greek Culture in… 110 copies, 1 review

Structure and History in Greek Mythology and Ritual 106 copies

Babylon, Memphis, Persepolis: Eastern Contexts of Greek Culture 97 copies, 4 reviews

Violent Origins: Walter Burkert, Rene Girard, and Jonathan Z. Smith on… 63 copies

Savage Energies: Lessons of Myth and Ritual in Ancient Greece 28 copies

Lore and Science in Ancient Pythagoreanism 23 copies

Oedipus, Oracles, and Meaning, from Sophocles to Umberto Eco 5 copies

Klassisches Altertum und antikes Christentum: Probleme einer… 3 copies

Arktouros: Hellenic Studies Presented to Bernard M. W. Knox on the… (Editor) 3 copies

Kleine Schriften III: Mystica, Orphica, Pythagorica (Walter Burkert.… 2 copies

Storia delle religioni: 8 2 copies

Mito e mitologia 1 copy

Η ΔΗΜΙΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΙΕΡΟΥ 1 copy

Antigos cultos de mistério 1 copy

Greek tragedy and sacrifical ritual 1 copy

Antike Mysterien 1 copy

Kleine Schriften 1 copy

'Religion', 'Ritual' and the Opposition 'Sacred vs. Profane': Notes… 1 copy

Kleine Schriften II: Orientalia. Hrsg. von M. Laura Gemelli Marciano in… 1 copy

Hypomnemata. Supplement Reihe, Band 002,4: Kleine Schriften IV: Mythica,… 1 copy

archaia elliniki thriskeia / αρχαία ελληνική… 1 copy

Greece and the Greeks 1 copy

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The Odyssey (Afterword, some editions) 42,716 copies, 395 reviews

Oxford Readings in Greek Religion (Contributor) 31 copies

A Companion to Ancient Epic (Contributor) 31 copies

The Oxford Handbook of Presocratic Philosophy (Contributor) 28 copies

The Ages of Homer: A Tribute to Emily Townsend Vermeule (Contributor) 26 copies, 1 review

Oxford Readings in Homer's Iliad (Oxford Readings in Classical… (Contributor) 25 copies

Greek Sanctuaries (Contributor) 25 copies

Masks of Dionysus (Contributor) 24 copies

Mantike: Studies in Ancient Divination (Religions in the Graeco-Roman… (Contributor) 16 copies

Dining in a Classical Context (Contributor) 13 copies

Interpretations of Greek Mythology (Contributor) 12 copies

From Myth to Reason?: Studies in the Development of Greek Thought (Contributor) 10 copies

Oxford Readings in Herodotus: Volume 2 (Contributor) 8 copies

Oxford Readings in Homer's Odyssey (Contributor) 8 copies, 1 review

Philostratus's Heroikos: Religion And Cultural Identity In The Third… (Contributor) 7 copies

New Perspectives in Early Greek Art (Studies in the History of Art) (Contributor) 7 copies

Philosophy and Salvation in Greek Religion (Religionsgeschichtliche Und… (Contributor) 7 copies, 1 review

Polis and Politics: Studies in Ancient Greek History (Contributor) 5 copies

Apollo: Origins and Influence (Contributor) 5 copies

Personification In The Greek World: From Antiquity To Byzantium… (Contributor) 5 copies

What is a God? Studies in the Nature of Greek Divinity (Classical Press of… (Contributor) 5 copies

Hesperos: Studies in Ancient Greek Poetry Presented to M. L. West on his… (Contributor) 5 copies

Early Greek cult practice: Proceedings of the fifth international… (Contributor) 4 copies

Studies on the Derveni Papyrus (Contributor) 4 copies

Poetry as Initiation: The Center for Hellenic Studies Symposium on the… (Contributor) 3 copies

Greek and Roman Festivals: Content, Meaning, and Practice (Contributor) 3 copies

Kykeon: Studies in Honour of H.S. Versnel (Religions in the Graeco-Roman… (Contributor) 3 copies

The Role of Religion in the Early Greek Polis (Contributor) 3 copies

Secrecy and Concealment: Studies in the History of Mediterranean and Near… (Contributor) 2 copies

Studies in the Ancient Greek Polis Studies in the Ancient Greek Polis… (Contributor) 2 copies

Antike Medizin im Schnittpunkt von Geistes- und Naturwissenschaften… (Contributor) 1 copy

Epea pteroenta : Beiträge zur Homerforschung : Festschrift für Wolfgang… (Contributor) 1 copy

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Neuendettelsau, Bavaria, Germany

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Uster, Zürich, Switzerland

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University of Erlangen (1955)

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Richard M. Weaver Award (1992)

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