Creation of the Sacred: Tracks of Biology in Early Religions by Burkert, Walter - 1999

Harvard University Press, 1998-01-13. Paperback. Used: Good.

Harvard Unversity Press, 1996. Softcover. VG to VG-/na. Some rubbing & edgewear; creases at corners; some yellowing; otherwise overall clean & tight. 255 pages

Harvard University Press. Used - Very Good. 1998. Paperback. Paper. Minor shelf wear. Very Good.

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1998. Third Paperback printing. Paperback. FINE TRADE PAPERBACK - CLEAN, TIGHT, BRIGHT.

Harvard University Press. 3rd prt. paperback. Very Good. 6x0x9. Each book is inspected by store owner/staff.Very little sign of wea . No dings, dents, or bent corners. No curled or dog eared pages. No underlining, notes/writing or highlighting.

Harvard University Press. Very Good+. 1998. Softcover. 0674175700 . Minor shelfwear. ; 272 pages; Sacrifice--ranging from the sacrifice of virgins to circumcision to giving up what is most valued--is essential to all religions. Could there be a natural, even biological, reason for these practices? Something that might explain why religions of so many different cultures share so many rituals and concepts? In this extraordinary book, one of the world's leading authorities on ancient religions explores the possibility of natural religion--a religious sense and practice naturally proceeding from biological imperatives. Because they lack later refinements, the earliest religions from the Near East, Israel, Greece, and Rome may tell us a great deal about the basic properties and dynamics of religion, and it is to these cultures that Walter Burkert looks for answers. His book takes us on an intellectual adventure that begins some 5,000 years ago and plunges us into a fascinating world of… Read More

Harvard University Press. Very Good. 1998. Softcover. 0674175700 . Minor shelfwear. Spine sunned. ; 272 pages; Sacrifice--ranging from the sacrifice of virgins to circumcision to giving up what is most valued--is essential to all religions. Could there be a natural, even biological, reason for these practices? Something that might explain why religions of so many different cultures share so many rituals and concepts? In this extraordinary book, one of the world's leading authorities on ancient religions explores the possibility of natural religion--a religious sense and practice naturally proceeding from biological imperatives. Because they lack later refinements, the earliest religions from the Near East, Israel, Greece, and Rome may tell us a great deal about the basic properties and dynamics of religion, and it is to these cultures that Walter Burkert looks for answers. His book takes us on an intellectual adventure that begins some 5,000 years ago and plunges us into a fascinating… Read More

Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 2001. Paperback Octavo. Paperback. Very good. wraps, 255 pp.

Harvard University Press, 1998-01-13. 3rd prt. paperback. Used:Good.

USA: Harvard University Press, 1998-02-26. paperback. Good. 6x1x9. Some creasing to covers. Fading to spine.