Religion and Society in Ancient Greece

By James Millstone

Religion in ancient Greece was not a compartmentalized sphere of life, nor a set of doctrines to which individuals privately assented. It was instead a pervasive, communal, and deeply social phenomenon woven into every layer of Greek experience. To speak of "religion" in the Greek world is to speak simultaneously of politics, family, economy, art, and identity. The Greeks did not conceive of a divide between sacred and secular; rather, the divine permeated the structures of the polis, the rhythms of the household, and the imagination of poets and philosophers. This book explores that interwoven reality, examining how religious belief, ritual practice, and mythic narrative shaped and were shaped by Greek society across the Archaic, Classical, and early Hellenistic periods.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H945ZZS1
• ISBN13: 9798235134508
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Colloquium Verlag
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"