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At the distant beginning of Western civilization, according to European tradition, Greece stands as an insular, isolated, near-miracle of burgeoning culture. This book traverses the ancient worlds three great centers of cultural exchangeBabylonian Nineveh
Walter Burkert zeigt in seinem glänzend geschriebenen, intellektuell anregenden Werk, wann und auf welchen Feldern ihrer Kultur den Griechen das Licht im Osten aufging. Die große Zahl anschaulicher Beispiele verdeutlicht die Fülle der Bezüge zwischen grie
Blood sacrifice, the ritual slaughter of animals, has been basic to religion through history, so that it survives in spiritualized form even in Christianity. How did this violent phenomenon achieve the status of the sacred? This question is examined in Wa
" 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 second edition, demands a toast . . . Anyone who pretends to survey Greek religion must be phe