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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Das Eigenthum der katholischen Kirche an den ihrem Cultus gewidmeten Metropolitan-, Cathedral- und Pfarrkirchen nach den in Frankreich und in den übrigen Ländern des linken Rheinufers geltenden Gesetzen
F. W Gräff
1859German
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Das Gebet für die Todten, in seinem Zusammenhange mit Cultus und Lehre, nach den Schriften des heiligen Augustinus
A Frantz
1857German
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Das Geheimnis in der Religion
Bernhard Duhm
1896German
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Das Heidenthum [ Heidentum ] in der Musik
Hugo Bussmeyer
1871NOT
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Das Heidenthum und dessen Bedeutung für das Christenthum. 1, Kosmische Theologie. Die Naturreligion und der Polytheismus
Johann Nepomuk Sepp
1853German
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Das Mosaische Opfer
Johann Heinrich Kurtz
1842German
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Das Opfer in der Jahve-Religion und im Polytheismus
Otto Schmidt
1877NOT
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Das Schulhaus und dessen innere Einrichtung
Wilhelm Zwez
1864German
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Das Sühnefest von Iguvium
Augustin Knötel
1862German
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Das apostolische Symbol
Ferdinand Kattenbusch
1894German
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Das bayerische technische Unterrichtswesen
Jg Horváth
1875NOT
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Das kgl. bayerische Cultus -Ministerium, die bayerische Abgeordneten-Kammer und der Cäcilien-Verein
Franz Xaver Witt
1886German
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De Antiquis Ecclesiae Ritibus Libri
Edmond Martène
1737Latin
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De Antiquis Ecclesiae Ritibus Libri Quatuor
Edmond Martène
1702Latin
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De Consecratione Episcopi
Stanisław Sokołowski
1602Latin
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De Fonte Lvstrali Seu De Aqvae Benedictae Praestantia
Marco Antonio Marsili Colonna
1603Latin
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De Institvtione, Obligatione, Et Religione Horarvm Canonicarvm Libri Tres
Olivier Bonaert
1624Latin
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De Sacrosancto Christi Corpore Romanis Pontificibvs iter conficientibus praeferendo Commentarivs
Angelo Rocca
1599Latin
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De Sepvlcrorvm Et Sepvltorvm Religione
Johann Wilhelm von Göbel
1746German
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De Vita Alberti Pii, Sapientis, Prvdentis Belgarvm Principis Commentarivs
Aubert Le Mire
1622Latin
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De antiquitatibus Nemausensibus dissertatio
Johann Jakob Grasser
1607Latin
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De cultus idololatrici veterum Germanorum origine et incrementis
Christoph Friedrich Ayrmann, Johann Christian Franck
1727NOT
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De cultus nexu et discrimine scientiarum naturalium et medicarum
Adolph Moser
1833NOT
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De eo quod sepeliendi, corpora ritus apud veteres quondam et nefas fuit et superstitiosum, iuvenes quidam alumnique Maettigiani ... verba facient
Georg Ehrenfried Behrnauer
1721NOT