What can I read about Ancient Near East's influence on Ancient Greece?

by steadyachiever

I realize this is the overlap of two different specialties so there aren't likely to be many historians who have studied both cultures in depth enough to write a book. However, I am so fascinated by the topic that I had to ask. Are there any books that talk about how the religions and cultures of Ancient Greece were influenced by those of the Ancient Near East?

Iphikrates

Try these:

  • W. Burkert, The Orientalising Revolution (1992)
  • W. Burkert, Babylon, Memphis, Persepolis: Eastern Contexts of Greek Culture (2004)
  • S. Dalley (ed.), The Legacy of Mesopotamia (1998)
  • G. Kopcke & I. Tokumaru (eds.), Greece Between East and West (1992)
  • S.P. Morris, 'Greek and Near Eastern Art in the Age of Homer', in S. Langdon (ed.), New Light on a Dark Age (1997), 56-71
  • M. West, The East Face of Helicon: West Asiatic Elements in Greek Poetry and Myth (1997)
  • M. Miller, Athens and Persia in the Fifth Century BC: A Study in Cultural Receptivity (1997)