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
Catalogue of the specimens of mammalia in the collection of the British Museum
British Museum. Dept . of Zoology
1850
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Catalogues of the animals and plants of Massachusetts
Edward Hitchcock
1833
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Catching of the whale and seal; or, Henry Acton's conversation with his son William on the whale and seal fishery
Henry Acton
1838
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Cattle
William Youatt
1838
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Cattle ships
Samuel Plimsoll
1890
- Read free
Cause for thanksgiving
Alexander H. Vinton
1864
- Read free
Causes of the Lord's wrath against Scotland
Archibald Johnston Lord Warriston
1732
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Causes of the Lords wrath against Scotland, manifested in his sad late dispensations
Archibald Johnston Lord Warriston
1653
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Cemetery burial
George director of the Hull General Cemetery Company Milner
1847
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Chapters on the common things of the sea-coast
Anne Pratt
1853
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Chastisements neglected forerunners of greater
Edward Bouverie Pusey
1847
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Chinese ancestor worship
James Thayer Addison
1925
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Christ Among the Cattle, a Sermon
Frederic Rowland Marvin
1899
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Christ among the cattle
Frederic Rowland Marvin
1882
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Christ's gracious invitation
Archibald Alexander
1861
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Christ's kingdom not of this world
Seth Williston
1842
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Christ, the king and witness of truth, and the nature, excellency, and extent of his kingdom, as founded in truth, and only promoted by it
Solomon Williams
1744
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Church hymn book
John Winebrenner
1860
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Circular no. 1-218
United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
1893
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Classification of the collection to illustrate the animal resources of the United States
United States National Museum
1876
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Collectio rerum liturgicarum
Joseph Wuest
1889
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Collection of the sweet assuring promises of scripture
Samuel Clarke
1865
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Colour in nature
Marion I. Newbigin
1898
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Colouration in animals and plants
Alfred Tylor
1886