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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The poet's beasts
Phil Robinson
1885
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The poets and nature
Phil Robinson
1893
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The poisonous snakes of India : for the use of the officials and others residing in the Indian Empire
Joseph Ewart
1878
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The portraiture of the image of God in man
John Weemes
1632
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The portraiture of the image of God in man
John Weemse
1636
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The potter's wheel
John Watson
1897
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The poundmaster's manual for the state of Minnesota
Walter S. Booth
1890
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The powers that be are ordained of God
Charles K. Whipple
1841
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The practical farmer, or, the Hertfordshire husbandman containing many new improvements in husbandry ...
William Ellis
1742
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The practical farrier, for farmers
Richard Mason
1860
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The practical poultry keeper
Lewis Wright
1880
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The prayer of a Navajo shaman
Washington Matthews
1888
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The precious pearl of hope in the mercy of God
Father Gallwey
1878
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The principles of myodynamics
J. S. Wight
1881
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The problem of human destiny
Orville Dewey
1864
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The progresses, processions, and magnificent festivities, of King James the First
John Treadwell Nichols
1828
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The providence and purpose of God in our national history
Charles J. Jones
1863
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The providence of God displayed in a series of interesting facts
Presbyterian church in the Old school Board of publication. [from old catalog]
1848
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The providences of God observed through several ages towards this nation in introducing the true religion and then in the defence of it ...
Slingsby Bethel
1697
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The providential history of mankind opened by the key "of the knowledge of good and evil"
James Stronge
1764
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The psychic development of young animals and its physical (somatic) correlation with specific reference to the brain
Wesley Mills
1896
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The question concerning the sensibility, intelligence, and instinctive actions of insects
Charles David Badham
1837
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The rambles of a naturalist on the coasts of France, Spain, and Sicily
Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau
1857
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The reason why
Robert Kemp Philp
1863