Walter Burkert

5.8k citations
72 papers · 1.5k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 16

Impact in

  • Anthropology top 0.5%
    • Classical Antiquity Studies
    • Historical and Literary Studies
  • Archeology top 0.2%
    • Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
    • Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History

Papers in

    • Byzantine Studies and History 11
    • Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies 6
    • Classical Antiquity Studies 29

Walter Burkert

55 papers receiving 921 citations

Hit Papers

Structure and History in Greek Mythology and Ritual 1980 · 195 citations
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Walter Burkert
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  • Anthropology 730
  • Archeology 615
  • Philosophy 402
  • Religious studies 165
  • Classics 89
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The 24 scholars most cited alongside Walter Burkert, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1
Sanglantes origines : entretiens avec Walter Burkert, Renato Rosaldo et Jonathan Z. Smith
20110
2
Mystica, Orphica, Pythagorica
20061
3
Homo necans : rites sacrificiels et mythes de la Grèce ancienne
20051
4
Epiphanies and Signs of Power: Minoan Suggestions and Comparative Evidence
20043
5
Die Griechen und der Orient : von Homer bis zu den Magiern
20032
6
Parmenides Lehrgedicht : mit einem Anhang über griechische Türen und Schlösser
20031
7
Les cultes à mystères dans l'antiquité
20032
8
On 'Nature' and 'Theory': A Discourse with the Ancient Greeks
19992
9
Kulte des Altertums : biologische Grundlagen der Religion
19984
10 19982
11
Profesión frente a secta: el problema de los órficos y los pitagóricos
19970
12
Antike Mysterien : Funktionen und Gehalt
19949
13
The Formation of Greek Religion at the Close of the Dark Ages
19920
14
Wilder Ursprung : Opferritual und Mythos bei den Griechen
19903
15
Hérodote et les peuples non grecs : neuf exposés suivis de discussions
19900
16 19823
17
Griechische Religion der archaischen und klassischen Epoche
197753
18
Kleine Schriften Zur Geschichte der Antiken Philosophie
19697
19
Kekropidensage und Arrhephoria:: Vom Initiationsritus zum Panathenäenfest
19662
20
Platon oder Pythagoras? Zum Ursprung des Wortes "Philosophie"
196014

About Walter Burkert

Walter Burkert is a scholar working on Classics, Anthropology, Archeology, General Arts and Humanities and Philosophy, having authored 72 papers that have together received 1.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Classical Antiquity Studies (29 papers), Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (22 papers), Byzantine Studies and History (11 papers), Linguistics and language evolution (10 papers), Classical Philosophy and Thought (9 papers), Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (7 papers), Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies (6 papers) and Violence, Religion, and Philosophy (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (730 citations), Archeology (615 citations), Philosophy (402 citations), Religious studies (165 citations) and Classics (89 citations). Walter Burkert has collaborated with scholars based in Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Edwin L. Minar, William Hansen, Gustavo Benavides, Peter Bing, Sally Humphreys, Gary Beckman, Jonathan Z. Smith, René Girard, Zeph Stewart and Carol G. Thomas. Their work appears in journals such as The Classical World, Numen, Antike und Abendland, Hermes and Rheinisches Museum für Philologie.

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