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
Wisdom the first spring of action in the Deity
Henry Grove
1734
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Wonderful tools
Edith Carrington
1897
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Word, work, & will
Abp. of York William Thomson
1879
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Works of Thomas Jackson ...
Thomas Jackson
1844
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Yahweh-Elohim
E. J. Lasius
1883
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Zoography
W. Wood
1807
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Zoography; or, the beauties of nature displayed, in select descriptions from the animal, and vegetable, with additions from the mineral kingdom. Systematical arranged
W. Wood, William Daniell
1807
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Zoologische Beiträge gesammelt im Winter 1859/60 in Neapel und Messina
Wilhelm Moritz Keferstein
1861
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Zoology of New York, or the New-York fauna
James E. De Kay
1842
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Zoölogical excursions
Jesse Walter Fewkes
1889
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[Every man his own cattle doctor
Francis Clater
1870
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[Illustrated and descriptive pamphlet on furs] ..
C. G. sons Gunther's
1893
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[Letter from the rector]
J. Havens Richards
1896
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[Letter to] My Dear Garrison
Oliver Johnson
1867
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[Senate bill 1552. For the futher prevention of cruelty to animals in the District of Columbia.]
United States. Department of Agriculture. Office of the Secretary
1896
Uwagi rozumu i ludzkosci nad fałszem i ciemnotą zabobonów gusłów i t.d
Ignacy Lubicz Czerwiński
1817Polish
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Totem lore
W. Nicholson
Date unknown
- Read free
Witch doctors and charms
Mary C. Isham
Date unknown
Allo specchio dell'altro
Maria Vittoria Cerutti, Christian Gnilka
2023Italian
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"Sion door recht verlost"
Abraham Kuyper
1887Dutch
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... Adresse
Paris. Commune
1794French
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A New Concordance to the Holy Scriptures, in a Single Alphabet: Being the ...
John Butterworth, Adam Clarke, Alexander Cruden, William Jenks
1851
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A New Practical and Easy Method of Learning the Latin Language After the ...
J. H. P . Seidenstücker, Franz Ahn
1855
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A New Version of the Psalms of David: Fitted to the Tunes Used in the Churches
Nicholas Brady, Nahum Tate
1839