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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Day's work
Noel M Loomis
Date unknown
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In the land of the gods
Alice Mabel Bacon, Bruce Rogers
Date unknown
Neuplatonische und gnostische Weltablehnung in der Schule Plotins
Christoph Elsas
1975German
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The Red Gods
Jean d' Esme, Moreby Acklom
Date unknown
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Tutankhamen and the Discovery of His Tomb by the Late Earl of Carnarvon and Mr. Howard Carter
Grafton Elliot Smith
Date unknown
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... h. e. Mysterium Christi ac Christianismi In Fasciis Typicis Antiquitatum Biblicarum V. T
Joachim Lange
1731Latin
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A Commentary on the Epistles of Paul to the Corinthians
1837
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Abriß der christlichen Religionsgeschichte
Georg Karl Reindl
1834NOT
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Acta pro veritate martyrii corporis et cultus publici B. Andreae Rinnensis ... collecta
Adrian Kemter, Johann L Thallgueter
1745Latin
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Acta pro veritate martyrii corporis, & cultus publici B. Andreae Rinnensis pueruli
Adrianus Kembter
1745Latin
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Ad Delicias Germaniae Appendix
Gaspar Ens
1612Latin
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Ad Locum Rom. XII, v. 2. De Conformatione Cum Mundo Fugienda Dissertationem Theologicam publico Examini exponet Praeside Joanne Guilielmo Baiero S. Theol. D. Et Prof. Publ. Respondens M. Matthias Jacob Clauer Moeno-Francofurtensis. ad d. XXIX. Aprilis Anno MDCXCIII
Johann Wilhelm Baier, Matthias Jakob Clauer
1693Latin
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Ad Locum Rom. XII, v. 2. De Conformatione Cum Mundo Fugienda Dissertationem Theologicam publico Examini exponet Praeside Johanne Guilielmo Baiero S. Theol. D. Et Prof. Publ. Patrono observando ac Praeceptore omni amoris & obsequii cultu aetatem devenerando. Respondens M. Matthias Jacob Clauer Moeno-Francofurtensis. ad d. X. Maii Ann. MDCXCIII
Johann Wilhelm Baier
1693Latin
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Ad Rituale Romanum Commentaria
Girolamo Baruffaldi
1731Latin
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Adeleidischer Katechismus
Carl Hertzog
1872German
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Adversus Latinorum de cultus religiosi obiecto traditionem disputatio, qua demonstratur vitustissimis ad A. D. CC christianis ignotos & inusitatos fuisse eos cultus , quos nunc in Romana communione solent eucharistiae, sanctis, reliquiis, imaginibus & crucibus deferre
Jean Daillé
1664Latin
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Adversus Latinorum de cultus religiosi objecto traditionem disputatio
Jean Daillé
1664Latin
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Agend Büchlein für die Pfarrherren auff dem Land
Veit Dietrich
1548German
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Agend Büchlein, Für die Pfarrherrn auff dem Land
Veit Dietrich
1546German
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Agenda Sev Ritvs Sacramentorvm Ecclesiasticorvm, Ad vniformem Ecclesiarum per vniuersas Prouincias Regni Poloniae vsum, officio Romano conformati
Hieronim Powodowski
1591Latin
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Ahura Mazdâ und die Asuras
Peter von Bradke
1884German
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Alamannicarum Rerum Scriptores Aliquot Vetusti, a quibus Alamannorum, Qui Nunc Partim Suevis, Partim Helvetiis Cessere, Historiae tam Saeculares quam Ecclesiasticae, ea diligentia atque fide perscriptae sunt .... 1, Tomus unus in duas partes tributus, Cum Glossis Rerum Et Verborum Difficiliorum, Quibus nonnunquam historiae illustrantur, familiarum indagantur origines, ritus prisci eruuntur, deniq[ue] verba feudalia explanantur
Melchior Goldast
1606Latin
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Alimenta pietatis Augustinianae seu cultus triplex, S. Augustini episcopi, S. Monicae eius matris, SS. Canonicor. Regul
Johann Georg Grueber
1677Latin
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Allgemeine Geschichte der christlichen Religion und Kirche. 1. Bd., Welcher die Kirchengeschichte der drei ersten Jahrhunderte umfaßt ; 2. Abth., Welche die Geschichte des christlichen Cultus , des christlichen Lebens und einen Theil der Sektengeschichte enthält
August Neander
1826German