Walter Burkert: 1990 Balzan Prize for the Study of the Ancient World International Balzan Prize Foundation 1990 Balzan Prize for the Study of the Ancient World (Mediterranean Area) Having extended the diachronic dimension of the study of religion, he effected a similar synchronic extension in Die orientalisierende Epoche in der griechischen Religion und Literatur, showing that what has long been known as the “orientalizing period” in Greek art was only one aspect of a widespread absorption of Asiatic cultural and religious influences. 1990 Balzan Prize for the Study of the Ancient World (Mediterranean Area) Insert your email address here to sign up for our newsletter with all the latest updates on the International Balzan Prize Foundation . International Balzan Prize Foundation

Walter Burkert: Classical scholar whose fascinating books on Greek mythology and religion were packed with fresh insight Walter Burkert was a giant among scholars of ancient Greek culture, one whose work had resonance well beyond the world of classical scholarship. A large history of Greek religion published in 1977 was at once recognised as a masterpiece of learning and compression, and brought back to the fore the theme of Greek dependence on other ancient near-eastern cultures that dominated his writing thenceforth – and set the agenda for some of the most innovative work by others of the last three decades. 1/0Walter Burkert: Classical scholar whose fascinating books on Greek

An Emeritus Professor of Classics at the University of Zurich, Walter Burkert was a well-known historian of Greek religion. He brought methodological innovation and keen insight to the ancient texts and materials of his field, and his work has implications for all aspects of ancient Mediterranean studies, from literature to science to philosophy to religion.

Walter Burkert: 1990 Balzan Prize for the Study of the Ancient World International Balzan Prize Foundation 1990 Balzan Prize for the Study of the Ancient World (Mediterranean Area) Having extended the diachronic dimension of the study of religion, he effected a similar synchronic extension in Die orientalisierende Epoche in der griechischen Religion und Literatur, showing that what has long been known as the “orientalizing period” in Greek art was only one aspect of a widespread absorption of Asiatic cultural and religious influences. 1990 Balzan Prize for the Study of the Ancient World (Mediterranean Area) Insert your email address here to sign up for our newsletter with all the latest updates on the International Balzan Prize Foundation . International Balzan Prize Foundation

Walter Burkert: Classical scholar whose fascinating books on Greek mythology and religion were packed with fresh insight Walter Burkert was a giant among scholars of ancient Greek culture, one whose work had resonance well beyond the world of classical scholarship. A large history of Greek religion published in 1977 was at once recognised as a masterpiece of learning and compression, and brought back to the fore the theme of Greek dependence on other ancient near-eastern cultures that dominated his writing thenceforth – and set the agenda for some of the most innovative work by others of the last three decades. 1/0Walter Burkert: Classical scholar whose fascinating books on Greek

An Emeritus Professor of Classics at the University of Zurich, Walter Burkert was a well-known historian of Greek religion. He brought methodological innovation and keen insight to the ancient texts and materials of his field, and his work has implications for all aspects of ancient Mediterranean studies, from literature to science to philosophy to religion.

Walter Burkert: 1990 Balzan Prize for the Study of the Ancient World International Balzan Prize Foundation 1990 Balzan Prize for the Study of the Ancient World (Mediterranean Area) Having extended the diachronic dimension of the study of religion, he effected a similar synchronic extension in Die orientalisierende Epoche in der griechischen Religion und Literatur, showing that what has long been known as the “orientalizing period” in Greek art was only one aspect of a widespread absorption of Asiatic cultural and religious influences. 1990 Balzan Prize for the Study of the Ancient World (Mediterranean Area) Insert your email address here to sign up for our newsletter with all the latest updates on the International Balzan Prize Foundation . International Balzan Prize Foundation

Walter Burkert: Classical scholar whose fascinating books on Greek mythology and religion were packed with fresh insight Walter Burkert was a giant among scholars of ancient Greek culture, one whose work had resonance well beyond the world of classical scholarship. A large history of Greek religion published in 1977 was at once recognised as a masterpiece of learning and compression, and brought back to the fore the theme of Greek dependence on other ancient near-eastern cultures that dominated his writing thenceforth – and set the agenda for some of the most innovative work by others of the last three decades. 1/0Walter Burkert: Classical scholar whose fascinating books on Greek

An Emeritus Professor of Classics at the University of Zurich, Walter Burkert was a well-known historian of Greek religion. He brought methodological innovation and keen insight to the ancient texts and materials of his field, and his work has implications for all aspects of ancient Mediterranean studies, from literature to science to philosophy to religion.