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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A Practical Discourse of God's Sovereignty: With Other Material Points Derived Thence, Namely ...
Elisha Coles, William Romaine
1831
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A Rational Vindication of the Catholick Faith: Being the First Part of A Vindication of Christ's ...
John Fletcher, Joseph Benson
1790
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A Selection from the Spiritual Letters of S. Francis de Sales, Bishop and ...
Francis, H. L . Sidney Lear
1876
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship
Jonathan Peele Dabney
1821
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A Short and Plain Introduction to the Better Understanding of the Lord's ...
Thomas Wilson, 1663 -1755, Episcopal Church
1822
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A Statement of Reasons for Not Believing the Doctrines of Trinitarians: Concerning the Nature of ...
Andrews Norton, William Newell
1870
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A System of Christian Doctrine
Isaak August Dorner
1890
A Time of Lost Gods
Emily Ng
2020
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A Translation of the Epistles of Clement
Temple Chevallier
1846
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A homiletic commentary on the Book of the prophet Ezekiel. Chapters i-xi by D.G. Watt, chapters ...
David Gilkison Watt, Thomas Henry Leale
1890
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A new version of the Psalms, in blank verse, with a Lat. version of the 8th psalm in Alcaic ...
[author not identified]
1808
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A new work of animals
Samuel Howitt
1811
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A preliminary report on the aquatic invertebrate fauna of the Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Stephen Alfred Forbes
1893
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A selection from the Psalms, etc. pointed for chanting [by G. Darnton].
[name Missing]
1884
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A selection of Psalms and hymns, adapted in portions, for every Sunday and festival of the ...
[author not identified]
1829
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A selection of Psalms, and several hymns on particular occasions; adapted to the service of the ...
Church of England
1826
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A selection of hymns and poetry, compiled chiefly for the use of the Friends' Sabbath schools ...
[name Missing]
1863
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Aanteekeningen over de ontleedkunde van den carpus der zoogdieren
Willem Theodoor Vrolik
1866Dutch
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Abermahlige treue Warnung und Vermahnung an meine sehr werthe und theuer geschätzte reformirte Glaubens-Verwandte, wie auch alle andere die den Herrn Jesum lieb haben, sein Heil. Evangelium und seine Heil. Sacramenten in höchstem Werth halten
John Philip Boehm
1743German
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Abondance nationale, ou, De couvertes d'artillerie, munitions, grains & farines, &c
Vidaillet
1789French
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Abriss der Geschichte der philosophischen Beweise für das Sein Gottes
Hermann Oesterley
1855German
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Abundancia de comestibles, que á moderados precios tendrá España con la extincion de las mulas
Miguel de Maurueza Barreda y Mendez
1790Spanish
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Acht Bücher über die göttliche Regierung
Salvian of Marseilles
1877German
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Adresse a l'Assemble e nationale, par le supe rieur ge ne ral de l'Ordre de la charite .
Cle ment Yves
1790French