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
Home songs for little darlings
W. A. R
1863
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Homes without hands
John George Wood, Friedrich Wilhelm Keyl, Edward Alfred Smith, George Pearson
1865
Hoodoo, voodoo, and conjure
Jeffrey E. Anderson
2008
Hoofs, claws and antlers of the Rocky Mountains
Allen Grant Wallihan, Mary Augusta Higgins Wallihan
1894
How to think about God
Mortimer J. Adler
1980
Hymen
Uxorius
1760
- Read free
Hymns and other poems for children
Hannah Flagg Gould
1854
- Read free
Hymns in prose for children
Anna Laetitia Barbauld
1868
Ideal substitutes for God
James Martineau
1879
- Read free
Illustrated sketches of natural history
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. General Literature Committee
1864
Illustration School
Sachiko Umoto
1763
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Illustrative anecdotes of the animal kingdom
Samuel G. Goodrich
1845
Image and value in the Graeco-Roman world
R. L Gordon
1996
Immortality Key
Brian C. Muraresku, Graham Hancock
2020
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Importance of distinguishing between true and false conversions
Seth Williston
1827
Improving genetic disease resistance in farm animals
W. Sybesma
1899
- Read free
In brook and bayou; or, Life in the still waters
Clara Kern Bayliss
1897
In search of guidance
Dallas Willard
1983
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Inmates of my house and garden
Brightwen Mrs
1895
- Read free
Insect architecture
James Rennie
1830
- Read free
Instinct displayed, in a collection of well-authenticated facts
Priscilla Wakefield
1816
- Read free
Instruction and amusement for the young
Sidney Babcock
1841
Intimate friendship with God
Joy Dawson
1986
Ishtar
Louise M. Pryke
2017