Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Figures ix
4. Map xi
5. Conventions xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 Imagining Late Antiquity 13
8. 2 Religion and Identity in Late Antiquity 35
9. 3 Belief and Bureaucracy: The Divine World in Late Antiquity 58
10. 4 The Intellectuals and the Making of “Religion” 90
11. 5 Beyond Transaction: Maintaining Sacred Relationships in Daily Life 125
12. 6 Divine Mediators: Specialists, Entrepreneurs, and Ritual Experts 161
13. 7 The Spiritual Landscape 202
14. 8 Profane and Holy Time 236
15. Epilogue 268
16. Acknowledgments 273
17. Abbreviations 275
18. Notes 277
19. Bibliography 295
20. Index 331
21. A NOTE ON THE TYPE 345