Structure and History in Greek Mythology and Ritual

Structure and History in Greek Mythology and Ritual
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 247
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ISBN-10 : 9780520047709
ISBN-13 : 0520047702
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Download or read book Structure and History in Greek Mythology and Ritual written by Walter Burkert and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1982-11-08 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 even structures of the mind are determined by historical evolution in its largest sense, by tradition formed and transforming within the complicated pattern of life." - page xii


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