Includes bibliographical references (p. xxi-xxvii) and indexes.
Contents:
Introduction -- Daily life and liminal experiences : civic and domestic religion -- The fascination of the mysterious : the mystery cults -- Popular belief : a panorama- astrology, soothsaying, miracles, magic -- Divinised human beings: the cult of rulers and emperors -- In search of happiness : philosophy and religion -- Return to the divine origin : the gnostic transformation.
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