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
The geographical distribution of animals and plants
Charles Pickering
1854
- Read free
The good man's security in times of publick calamity
Obadiah Hughes
1722
- Read free
The gospel of joy
Stopford Augustus Brooke
1898
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The government of cattel. Divided into three books. The first, treating of oxen, kine and calves
Leonard Mascall
1662
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The great appeal
James Gore King McClure
1899
- Read free
The great architect
George Chaplin Child
1866
- Read free
The great deliverance
Henry W Lee
1865
- Read free
The growth of the kingdom of God
Sidney Lewis Gulick
1897
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The guiding hand
H. L. Hastings
1881
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The guiding hand, or, Providential direction, illustrated by authentic instances
H. L. Hastings
1893
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The hand of God in history
Hollis Read
1848
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The handy horse-book, or, Practical instructions in driving, riding, and the general care and managament of horses
Maurice Hartland J. Mahon
1867
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The high attainment
Cotton Mather
1703
- Read free
The history of a mouthful of bread
Jean Macé
1866
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The history of brutes, or, A description of living creatures
Wolfgang Franz
1670
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The history of my friends
Amédée Achard
1875
- Read free
The history of the founding, aims, and growth of the American Bands of Mercy
Thomas Rev Timmins
1883
- Read free
The horse in motion
J. D. B. Stillman
1882
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The horse in motion
Leland Stanford, J. D. B. Stillman
1882
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The horse in motion as shown by instantaneous photography
J. D. B. Stillman
1882
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The horse in motion as shown by instantaneous photography, with a study on animal mechanics founded on anatomy and the revelations of the camera, in which is demonstrated the theory of quadrupedal locomotion
Jacob Davis Babcock Stillman
1882
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The horseman's friend
George Colby
1866
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The horseman's guide and farrier
S. V. R. York
1868
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The humane study of natural history
J. Arthur Thomson
1897