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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 09:56:12 +0100
To: classics@u.washington.edu
From: James Butrica <jbutrica@morgan.ucs.mun.ca>
Subject: Re: Bill Gates and Alberto Vilar

>Dear members
>
>I am very interesting in performing of liturgy in ancient Greek society. I
>think that beneficence of wealth in modern Western society is derived from
>ancient Greek liturgy. For example, Bill Gates is to spend =B0=C3130 millio=
n
>on Cambridge scholars and Alberto Vilar has so far given away =B0=C3100
>million to support opera. In case of Vilar, his beneficence is sufficient
>to remind me of choregos.
>As an Oriental, I am wonder that what Westerners think about this
>relation. Any advice would be appreciated to me.
>
>Thanks in advace.
>
>Soonyeon Lee
>Department of History
>Chung-Ang University
>Seuol, Korea

A somewhat cynical Western response might be: the ancient liturgy was a
form of taxation, while modern beneficence is often demonstrated in the
context of reducing one's over-all level of taxation. On the other hand,
there is something to be said for such money going directly to individuals
and organizations that need it rather than to a government.

James Lawrence Peter Butrica
Department of Classics
Memorial University
St. John's, Newfoundland  A1C 5S7
(709) 737-7914


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