Tradition 35 of 35
Ancient religions, animism, and ritual
Ancient and traditional religious systems, animist and polytheist belief, deities, sacred rites, mystery cults, and historical ritual practices that contextualize magical and esoteric traditions.
Membership means relevance, not endorsement.
- Books
- 14,367
- Earliest
- 1100
- to 2026
- Read free
- 44%
- 6,362 with public full text
- With covers
- 49%
How books qualify
- Query + metadata match4,877
- Metadata match260
- Query match9,225
- Source classification (retained through merging)5
Every placement records its evidence — the controlled subject queries that found the book at its sources and the bibliographic metadata retained through merging. Each book page shows its own. How the rationale system works.
Key subjects
- God2.1K
- Animals1.9K
- Early works to 18001.8K
- Juvenile fiction907
- Rites and ceremonies891
- History810
- Juvenile literature779
- Providence and government of God752
- Sermons669
- Funeral rites and ceremonies624
- Conduct of life615
- Religion557
- Bible479
- Children471
- Animal welfare462
- Christianity424
- animal magnetism417
- Children's stories380
- Fiction360
- Christian life357
- Natural history339
- Attributes334
- Zoology321
- Cult314
Top languages
- English7,932 · 55%
- German1,498 · 10%
- French1,335 · 9%
- Latin1,255 · 9%
- Italian437 · 3%
Notable authors
All authors- Harrison Weir40 in this tradition46 books
- Religious Tract Society32 in this tradition66 books
- France. Convention nationale31 books
- Augustine of Hippo26 in this tradition46 books
- Madeline Leslie25 in this tradition26 books
- Samuel G. Goodrich24 in this tradition34 books
- Franz Anton Mesmer23 in this tradition49 books
- Catholic Church22 in this tradition50 books
- Maximillien De Lafayette22 in this tradition24 books
- Martin Luther21 in this tradition129 books
- François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon21 in this tradition49 books
- Emanuel Swedenborg20 in this tradition84 books
14,367 books
- Read free
The natural history of the order Cetacea
H. W. Dewhurst
1834
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The ocean
Philip Henry Gosse
1845
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The origin and antiquity of Freemasonry
W. T Bowen
1873
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The outermost rim and beyond
Charles Van Norden
1882
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The passions of animals
Edward Pett Thompson
1851
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The popular religion and folk-lore of northern India
William Crooke
1896
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The present state of Australia
Robert Dawson
1830
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The problem solved, or, Sin not of God
Miles Powell Squier
1855
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The promises of God
William S. Plumer
1872
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The providential order of the world
Alexander Balmain Bruce
1897
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The purpose of God
Joseph Smith Dodge
1894
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The relations of the kingdom to the world
J. Oswald Dykes
1874
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The religion of Moses
Adolph Moses
1894
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The religion of the future
John Beattie Crozier
1880
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The religious world displayed
Robert Adam
1809
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The republic of God
Elisha Mulford
1881
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The rewarde of wickednesse
Richard Robinson, William Williamson
1574
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The rights of an animal: a new essay in ethics
Edward Williams Byron Nicholson, John Lawrence
1879
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The school of life
Theodore F. Seward
1894
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The school of obedience
Andrew Murray
1898
- Read free
The science of animal locomotion (zoopraxography)
Eadweard Muybridge, University of Pennsylvania
1891
- Read free
The self-revelation of God
Samuel Harris
1887
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The service of praise
John Monro Gibson
1866
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The silence of God
Robert Anderson
1897