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Personal Religion among the Greeks offers a groundbreaking exploration of the private, intimate dimensions of Greek piety that are often overshadowed by studies of civic ritual and myth. In these Sather Classical Lectures, André-Jean Festugière moves beyond temples, festivals, and state cults to trace the spiritual lives of individuals who sought personal communion with the divine. Through close readings of Homer, the tragedians, Plato, and later Hellenistic sources, he demonstrates how personal prayer, reflective devotion, and mystical longing coexisted with the more visible public forms of religion. In his account, figures such as Hippolytus, Ion, and Aristides embody the deep friendship and trust that worshipers placed in their gods, revealing a faith that was tender, immediate, and profoundly human. Festugière distinguishes between "popular piety" and "reflective piety," showing how Greeks of all eras—from rural devotees at rustic shrines to philosophers grappling with the mystery of Zeus—cultivated bonds with the divine that transcended civic obligation. By situating Plato within this wider current of personal religion, he argues that the philosopher's hunger for the Absolute shaped not only later Greek spirituality but also the mystical traditions of the West. This elegant and erudite volume illuminates an often-neglected aspect of classical antiquity, offering modern readers new ways to understand how personal faith and the search for the divine animated Greek thought, literature, and practice. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1954.
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Personal Religion among the Greeks offers a groundbreaking exploration of the private, intimate dimensions of Greek piety that are often overshadowed by studies of civic ritual and myth. In these Sather Classical Lectures, André-Jean Festugière moves beyond temples, festivals, and state cults to ...
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