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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Ritus solennes magisteriales
Georg Heinrich Götze
1688Latin
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Ritus vigiliarum sarum et profanum
Joachim Klepperbein, Vertraugott Klepperbein
1685NOT
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Rodolphi Hospiniani Historiae Sacramentariae Pars .... Prior, Exponens Coenae Dominicae Primam Institutionem, Eius Veram Usum Et Abusum In Primitiva & Veteri Ecclesia
Rodolphus Hospinianus
1681Latin
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Romanorum pontificum brevis notitia ritus ecclesiasticos a singulis institutos declarans
Guillaume de Bury
1724NOT
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Romanorum pontificum brevis notitia ritus ecclesiasticos a singulis institutos praecipue declarans
Guillaume de Bury
1727Latin
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Rubricae Missalis Romani Commentariis Illustratae
Paolo Maria Quarti
1727Latin
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Rubricae Missalis Romani commentariis illustratae quibus (servato rubricarum ordine) distincte explicantur
Paolo Maria Quarti
1655Latin
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S. Michaelis Archangeli Principatus, Apparitiones, Templa, Cultus , & Miracula
Carl Stengel
1629Latin
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Sacra Et Profana Anathēmatōn Historia Sigillatim Quae Vestes In Templis Publice Suspensas Explicat Et Antiquitatem Ritus E Veteris Saxoniae Monumentis Illustrat
Peter Kunz
1729Latin
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Sacra pentecostalia pio celebranda animo indicit ... Ord. Theol. H. T. Decanus Ioannes Guilielmus Rau
Johann Wilhelm Rau
1789Latin
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Sacrae liturgiae praxis, iuxta ritum Romanum, in missae celebratione, officii recitatione et sacramentorum administratione servanda. 1, Complectens rubricas generales missalis, et ritus servandos in celebratione missae privatae et solemnis
Pierre Jean Baptiste de Herdt
1870German
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Sacrarum Caeremoniarum Sive Rituum Ecclesiasticorum Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Libri Tres
Giuseppe Catalani
1750Latin
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Sacrarvm Caeremoniarum, Sive Ritvvm Ecclesiasticorvm S. Rom. Ecclesiae, Libri Tres
Patricius Augustinus
1573Latin
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Sacrarvm Observationvm Liber Singularis
Johann Caspar Schweizer
1665Latin
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Sacri Iudaeorum Ritus Antiqui Secundum Res Gestas Et Dogmata Illorum Ad Codicis Sacri Utriusque Foederis Illustrationem Descripti
Johann Leonhard Reckenberger
1740Latin
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Sacrorum, Sacrificiorumq[ue] Gentilium Brevis Et Accurata Descriptio
Johann Wilhelm Stucki
1598Latin
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Sammlung der für die österreichischen Universitäten giltigen Gesetze und Verordnungen
Georg von Thaa
1871NOT
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Samuelis Friderici Bucheri Antiquitatum Professoris Publici Et Lycei Vitembergensis Rectoris Antiquitates Biblicae Ex Novo Testamento Selectae Consuetudines Ritus Formulas Veterum Examinantes
Samuel Friedrich Bucher
1729Latin
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Schola Apiciana
Johann Fichard
1534Latin
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Scholastica declaratio sententiae et ritus Ecclesiae de unica Magdalena
Noël Béda
1519NOT
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Scholastica declaratio sententiae et ritus de unica Magdalena ... contra J. Fabri et J. Clichtovei scripta
Noël Béda
1519NOT
Science, magic and religion
Mary Bouquet, Nuno Porto
2004
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Selectum Historicum, Hoc est, Electionis Et Coronationis Invictissimi Qvondam Imperatoris Caroli V. illius per Georgium Sabinum, huius per Hartmannum Maurum Imperialis quondam Camerae Assessorem, ... Accvrata Descriptio
Georg Sabinus
1612Latin
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Serenissimo Principe Ac Domino Domino Friderico Marggrafio Brandenbvrgi Borvssiae Silesiae Magdebvrgi ... Indvlgentissimo Mvsageta Ex Albertini Civibvs Academiae Tres ... Simvl Oratione Latina Frequentivm Scholasticorum Exercitiorvm Necessitatem Incvlcatvrus Qvod Sperat Rogitat Q. Maecenatibvs Patronis Favtoribvs Amicis H.L.Q.C. Freqventibvs Svffragatvriis Cvm Faerbero Svo Decorvm In Quolibet Stvdiorum Genere Oratione Germanica memoriter Commendatvro Decori Immo Et Pietatis Obseqvii Cvltvs Stvdii Amicitiae Vt In Qvem Q. Decet
Paul Daniel Longolius
1742Latin