“Greek Religion . . . already has the standing of a classic, and the publication of an English version, which contains new material and is in effect a second edition, demands a toast . . . Someone who pretends to survey Greek religion should be phenomenally learned. Burkert is. His book is a marvel of professional scholarship.”
London Review of Books
“This book has established itself as a masterpiece, packed with learning but in addition wealthy in ideas and connections of each sort. Its appearance in a good English translation is an event not only for Hellenists but for all those interested within the study of religion . . . no one else will have produced an account of the subject of comparable range and power. This would be the best history of Greek religion for this generation.”
New York Review of Books
Cover illustration: detail from an Attic vase, 450 B.C., showing a victory sacrifice (The Mansell Collection).
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