"The Handbook of Religions in Ancient Europe" surveys the major religious currents of Europe before Christianity - the first continental religion with hegemonic ambition - wiped out most local religions.

Chapter 1 Introduction, Lisbeth Bredholt Christensen, Olav Hammer, David A. Warburton; Part I Prehistoric religions; Chapter 2 Studying prehistoric religions, Lisbeth Bredholt Christensen, David A. Warburton; Chapter 3 Prehistoric material and religion: a personal odyssey, Jarl Nordbladh; Chapter 4 Francesco d'Errico and the origins of religion, David A. Warburton; Chapter 5 On Palaeolithic religion, Emmanuel Anati; Chapter 6 Ian Hodder and the Neolithic, Lisbeth Bredholt Christensen, David A. Warburton; Chapter 7 Neolithic cult images? The testimony of figurines for Neolithic religion, Jörg Petrasch; Chapter 8 Religious practices in northern Europe 4000-2000 BCE, Charlotte Damm; Chapter 9 Mythological aspects of Nordic Bronze Age religion, Flemming Kaul; Chapter 10 Religion and society in the Bronze Age, Kristian Kristiansen; Chapter 11 The religions of prehistoric Europe and the study of prehistoric religion, Lisbeth Bredholt Christensen, David A. Warburton; Part II Ancient Europe in the historical period; Chapter 12 Minoan and Mycenaean religion, David A. Warburton; Chapter 13 Etruscan Religion, Jean M. Turfa; Chapter 14 The religions of the Iberian Peninsula, F. Marco Simón; Chapter 15 Italic religion, Guy Bradley, Fay Glinister; Chapter 16 Roman religion, Susanne William Rasmussen; Chapter 17 Ancient Greek Religion, Lars Albinus; Chapter 18 The Graeco-Roman cult of Isis, Birgitte Bøgh; Chapter 19 The cult of Mithras, Manfred Clauss; Chapter 20 Religious Platonism: philosophy and religion in the Platonic tradition, Kevin Corrigan, Michael Harrington; Chapter 21 Insular Celtic religion, Karen Bek-Pedersen; Chapter 22 Continental Germanic religion, Rudolf Simek; Chapter 23 Pre-Christian Anglo-Saxon religion, John D. Niles; Chapter 24 Old Norse religion, Britt-Mari Näsström; Chapter 25 Slavic religion, Leszek S?upecki; Chapter 26 Baltic religion, Sigma Ankrava; Chapter 27 Religion in prehistoric Finland, Veikko Anttonen; Chapter 28 Sami religion, Håkan Rydving;