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
Solitary Wicca for life
Arin Murphy-Hiscock
2005
- Read free
Some of Aesop's fables
Randolph Caldecott, Aesop
1883
- Read free
Some of my feathered and four-footed friends
Sale Mrs Barker
1883
- Read free
Songs and stories for mother's darling
J B Lippincott Company
1873
Spells and Rituals
Teresa Moorey
1999
Spider-Man
Ramin Zahed
2018
Spin
Robert Charles Wilson
2005
Spirit & dream animals
Richard Webster
2011
Spirit of Desire
Lee Harrington
2011
Spiritual Mentoring
Judy Harrow
2002
- Read free
Stories and ballads for young folks
Ellen Tracy Alden
1879
- Read free
Stories for little girls
Sidney Babcock
1831
- Read free
Stories of animals
Maria Hack
1822
- Read free
Stories of long ago
Grace Harriet Kupfer
1897
Strange Cults in America
Bob Larson
1986
- Read free
Strange dwellings, being a description of the habitations of animals
John George Wood
1873
Symbol and privilege
Ilse Hayden
1702
THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION
POLANYI, Karl Polanyi, Paula Monteiro, Julia; Fernando Varela; Álvarez-Uria, Silvio García-Aguirre
1944
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Tales of animals, comprising quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects
Peter Parley
1837
The "Mithras liturgy"
Marvin W. Meyer
1976
The 100
Kass Morgan
2016
The American way of death
Jessica Mitford
1901
The American way of death revisited
Jessica Mitford
1656
The Anatomy of Neoplatonism
A. C. Lloyd
1990