A compact survey by the Oxford scholar of Greek cults. Farnell discusses the sources and evidence, then traces religion through the prehistoric period, the age from 900 to 500 B.C., the classical era to 338 B.C., and the world after Alexander, weighing the effect of philosophy, drama and mystery cults on popular belief.
A sound, readable introduction to how the Greeks actually worshipped, as distinct from their mythology. Download the free EPUB.