The Orientalizing Revolution

The Orientalizing Revolution
Author: Walter Burkert
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 242
Release: 1992
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780674643642

Ancient Greek culture is often described as a miracle, owing little to its neighbors. Walter Burkert argues against a distorted view, toward a more balanced picture. "Under the influence of the Semitic East--from writers, craftsmen, merchants, healers--Greek culture began its unique flowering, soon to assume cultural hegemony in the Mediterranean."