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
Some Mexican and Japanese injurious insects liable to be introduced into the United States
C. H. Tyler Towsend
1896
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Songs for presentation day, June 15, 1853
Yale University
1853
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Special providence and prayer
W. F. Wilkinson
1872
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Special report on diseases of cattle and on cattle feeding
United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
1892
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Specification of Frederick Bowman
Frederick Bowman
1857
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Specification of Frederick Parker
Frederick Parker
1857
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Specification of George Torr
George Torr
1857
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Specification of Maximilian Louis Joseph Chollet
Maximilian Louis Joseph Chollet
1861
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Specification of Nathaniel Johnston
Nathaniel Johnston
1855
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Specification of William Edward Newton
William Edward Newton
1854
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Specification of William Parker
William Parker
1857
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Speech delivered in the House of Commons
Lyon Playfair Baron Playfair
1883
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Speech of Hon. A. W. Terrell delivered in the Senate of Texas, January 21, 1884
Alexander Watkins Terrell
1884
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Speech of Mr. Hamer, of Ohio, on the Kentucky contested election
Thomas Lyon Hamer
1834
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Speech of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon, K.G., Lord President of the Council, on presenting the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Bill
Charles Henry Gordon 6th Duke of Richmond and 1st Duke of Gordon Lennox
1878
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St. Augustin's City of God and Christian doctrine
Augustine of Hippo
1887
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Stock feeding suggestions
J. M. Bartlett
1897
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Stories about animals
Mayne Reid
1885
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Stories of animal life
Charles Frederick Holder
1899
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Strange dwellings
John George Wood
1871
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Stray notes on fishing and natural history
Cornwall Simeon
1860
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Structure and classification of zoophytes
James D. Dana
1846
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Studies in animal painting
Frederick Tayler
1884
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Studies in physiology and medicine
Robert James Graves
1863