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
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A practical discourse concerning a future judgment
William Sherlock
1692
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A practical discourse of God's sovereignty
Elisha Coles
1673
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A practical treatise on breeding, rearing, and fattening all kinds of domestic poultry, pheasants, pigeons, and rabbits
John Lawrence
1816
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A practical treatise on variola ovina, or small-pox in sheep, containing the history of its recent introduction into England
James Beart Simonds
1848
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A reasonable plea for the animal creation
Robert Morris
1746
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A register of experiments anatomical, physiological, & pathological, performed on living animals
James Turner
1839
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A remedy for wandering thoughts in the worship of God
Richard Steele
1835
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A report of a public discussion between J. M. Stephenson and P. T. Russell
James M. Stephenson
1866
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A report on remittent anthrax
R. W. Burke
1887
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A report upon the condition of affairs in the territory of Alaska
Henry Wood Elliott
1875
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A second defence of Dr. [Samuel] Clarke's demonstration of the being and attributes of God
John Clarke
1730
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A sentimental view of vivisection
Mona Caird
1893
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A series of discourses on various subjects
Butler Kennedy Smith
1874
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A series of discourses, containing a system of doctrinal, experimental and practical religion
John Buckworth
1812
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A sermon of Divine Providence, in the special preservation of government and kingdoms, on Psal. CXXVII. 1
William Pindar
1679
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A sermon on the perfection of God in the imperfection of his people
Thomas Williams
1858
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A sermon preach'd before the Honourable House of Commons at St. Margaret's Westminster, on Monday, Jan. 31, 1708/9
John Pelling
1709
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A sermon preach'd before the Queen, and both Houses of Parliament, at the Cathedral Church of St. Pauls, Nov. 12, 1702
Jonathan Sir Trelawny
1702
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A sermon preach'd in the Chappel of Ormond-Street
John Marshall
1715
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A sermon preached at the Parish Church of St. James, Westminster, on Friday, February 6, 1756
Charles Moss
1756
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A sermon preached in the cathedral-church of Exeter on the general fast-day, February 6, 1756
George Lavington
1756
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A sermon, preached September 20th, 1793
John M. Mason
1793
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A short account of the act for the better prevention of cruelty to animals (39 & 40 Vict. c. 77)
Association for the Advancement of Medicine By Research, Stephen Paget
1891
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A short treatise on the second appearing of Christ in and through the order of the female
F. W. Evans
1853