Introduction: Roman religion, from intuitions to institutions

Part I. Theoretical foundations

Losing belief

Recovering belief

Belief and emotion, belief and action

Shared belief, shared agency, social norms

Shared belief, social ontology, power

Part II. Case studies

Belief and cult: Lucretius's Roman theory

Ad incunabula: Children's cult as cognitive apprenticeship

The "folk theology" of Roman prayer: content, context, and commitment

Inauguratio: Belief, ritual, and religious power

Epilog: Comparison, explanation, and belief

Glossary References

Index locorum

General index.