After brilliant secondary education accomplishments, Jean Hani (1917-2012) pursued classical literary studies, during which his love of Greek language and literature was solidified. Following his Associate of Letters degree, Hani received a Ph.D. in Greek Studies obtaining his degree of Doctor of Letters with a remarkable and greatly admired dissertation on the influence of Egyptian religion on Plutarch’s thought.
Dr. Hani was appointed professor at the University of Amiens, where he founded the Center for Research on Classical Antiquity and for many years directed a seminar on the history of Greek Religion. He made several visits to Frithjof Schuon to discuss the crisis of the post-Vatican church.
In Hani’s extensive and singularly solid work, we can distinguish three categories in his writings: those which belong to classical philology, those which belong to the history of religions, and those which delve into a wide range of fields of traditional and sacred symbolism.
Dr. Hani’s books translated into English include: The Symbolism of the Christian Temple , The Divine Liturgy: Insights Into Its Mystery, Divine Craftsmanship: Preliminaries to a Spirituality of Work; Sacred Royalty: From the Pharaoh to the Most Christian King, and The Black Virgin: A Marian Mystery.
