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 true doctrine of justification
Anthony Burgess
1648
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The unity and supremacy of God the Father
Daniel K. Whitaker
1826
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The universal extension of Messiah's kingdom
Alexander Proudfit
1822
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The use of T'ien Chu for God in Chinese
H. Blodget
1893
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The uses of animals in relation to the industry of man
Edwin Lankester
1860
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The value of myology as an aid in the classification of animals
Frederick Gymer Parsons
1895
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The vivisection question
Ludimar Hermann
1877
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The voyage of the "Challenger."
C. Wyville Sir Thomson
1877
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The wanderings of plants and animals from their first home
Victor Hehn
1885
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The way, the nature and means of revelation
John F. Weir
1889
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The will of God performed on earth
Gardiner Spring
1835
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The wisdom of angels concerning the divine providence
Emanuel Swedenborg
1790
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The witness of God and faith
Thomas Hill Green
1885
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The wonder book of freaks and animals in the Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth
University of Glasgow. Library
1898
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The wonderful word "Jah"
Edward Poulson
1870
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The wonders of the animal kingdom
Robert Huish
1830
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The wonders of the animal kingdom. Exhibiting delineations of the most distinguished wild animals in the various menageries of this country
Robert Huish
1830
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The wonders of the great deep
Philip Henry Gosse
1870
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The wonders of the great deep; or, The physical, animal, geological, and vegetable curiosities of the ocean
Philip Henry Gosse
1880
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The works of God declared by one generation to another
Edmund Foster
1815
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The worship of the dead
John Garnier
1904
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The zoological keepsake, or, Zoology, and the garden and museum of the Zoological Society
Zoological Society of London
1830
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The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur
Richard Brinsley Hinds
1844
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Theiotes
William Cooke
1849