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
On the classification and geographical distribution of the mammalia
Richard Owen
1859
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On the deep and shallow water marine fauna of the Kerguelen Region of the Great Southern Ocean
John Murray
1896
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On the doctrine of the real presence
John Thomas Freeman-Mitford Earl of Redesdale
1879
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On the domesticated animals of the British islands
David Low
1845
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On the habits and instincts of animals
William Swainson
1840
- Read free
On the inervation of the heart, with especial reference to the heart of the tortoise
Walter Holbrook Gaskell
1883
- Read free
On the influence of physical agents on life
W. F Edwards
1832
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On the marine mollusca of Maderia
Robert Boog Watson
1897
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On the necessity for contracting cavities between the venous trunks and the ventricles of the heart
John Walker
1799
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On the non-identity of the parasites met with in Favus, Tinea Tonsurans, and Pityriasis Versicolor
Thomas M'Call Sir Anderson, McCall Anderson
1866
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On the organs of vision of the common mole
Robert James Lee
1870
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On the origin of freshwater faunas
W. J. Sollas
1884
- Read free
On the osteology of the genus Glyptodon
Thomas Henry Huxley
1865
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On the power, wisdom and goodness of God
Thomas Chalmers
1833
- Read free
On the power, wisdom and goodness of God
William Kirby
1836
- Read free
On the power, wisdom and goodness of God as manifested in the creation of animals and in their history, habits and instincts
William Kirby
1835
- Read free
On the principles of classification in the animal kingdom
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz
1850
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On the raw materials from the animal kingdom, displayed in the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations
Richard Owen
1852
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On the relation between science and religion
George Combe
1857
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On the relation of the domesticated animals to civilisation
John Crawfurd
1863
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On the scientific investigation of disease in animals and man
Benjamin Ward Sir Richardson
1865
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On the senses, instincts, and intelligence of animals, with special reference to insects
John Lubbock
1889
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On the structure and characters of the lernoea elongata, Gr. a new species from the Arctic seas
Robert E. Grant
1826
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On the true meaning of the word Shin
Walter Henry Medhurst
1840