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
The Ugly Duckling
Hans Christian Andersen, Johannes Larsen, R. P. Keigwin
1800
- Read free
The Craftsman and Freemason's Guide
Cornelius Moore
1854
Charlotte's Web
E. B. White
1952
Le chat botté
Charles Perrault
1865
The Incredible Journey
Sheila Burnford
1960
Emperor Mage (Immortals #3)
Tamora Pierce
1994
Stellaluna
Janell Cannon
1990
The Story of Ferdinand
Munro Leaf, Robert Lawson
1936
The commencement news [microform]
Bucknell University
1889
Jonathan Livingston Le Goeland
Richard Bach
1970
The Burning Maze
Rick Riordan
2018
The House at Pooh Corner
A. A. Milne
1925
The Very Busy Spider
Eric Carle
1984
Ariadne's thread
Shekhinah Mountainwater
1991
- Read free
Beiträge zur Griechischen Mythologie und Religionsgeschichte
Otto Crusius
1886German
- Read free
Bibliotheca ritualis
Francescantonio Zaccaria, Francesco Antonio Zaccaria
1776Latin
- Read free
Conformita delle cerimonie chinesi, colla idolatria greca, e romana
Noël Alexandre
1700NOT
- Read free
Das Buch von den ägyptischen Mysterien
Gottlieb Christoph Adolf von Harless, Adolf von Harleß
1858German
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De Dei locvtione Marci Antonii Nattae Astensis oratio
Marco Antonio Natta
1558Latin
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Der Gotze Odente
W. Rottmann
1894NOT
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Der Occultismus der nordamerikanischen Indianer
Ludwig Kuhlenbeck
1896German
- Read free
Der Olymp, oder, Mythologie der Griechen und Römer
August Heinrich Petiscus
1868German
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Die Grundsätze der Mythologie und der alten Religionsgeschichte sowie der hieroglyphischen Systeme de Sacy's, Palin's, Young's, Spohn's, Champollion's, Janelli's und des Verfassers
Gustav Seyffarth
1843German
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Die Jungfrau Maria: Ihre Evangelien und ihre Wunder; ein Beitrag zur Geschichte des Marien-cultus
F. W. Genthe
1852German