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
The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery
2015
The Structure of being
R. Baine Harris
1981
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The Surey demoniack, or, an account of Satans strange and dreadful actings, in and about the body of Richard Dugdale of Surey, near Whalley in Lancashire; and how he was dispossest by Gods blessing on the fastings and prayers of divers ministers and people. The matter of fact attested by the oaths of several credible persons, before some of His Majesties justices of the peace in the said county
1697
The Tibetan book of the dead
Padma Sambhava
1994
- Read free
The Tower menagerie
Edward Turner Bennett
1829
The Toybag Guide To Foot And Shoe Worship (Toybag Guide)
Midori
2004
- Read free
The Trial of an ox for killing a man
John Golby Rusher
1835
The Undertaking
Thomas Lynch
1997
The Way of the Hedge Witch
Arin Murphy-Hiscock
2009
The Western way
Caitlin Matthews, John Matthews, John K. B. Matthews
1985
The Wiccan Way
Rae Beth
2002
The Wiccan book of ceremonies and rituals
Patricia Telesco
1999
The Wild Beasts, Birds And Reptiles Of The World
P. T. Barnum
1888
The Wind is my mother
Bear Heart, Molly Larkin
1996
The Witches Almanac
Theitic
2006
The Work of the Dead
Thomas Walter Laqueur
2015
The Yellow court scripture
Livia Kohn
2023Chinese
- Read free
The Zankiwank & the Bletherwitch
Shafto Justin Adair Fitzgerald
1896
The adepts in the esoteric classical tradition
Manly Palmer Hall
1952
- Read free
The adventures of a marmotte
Eliza Grey
1831
The ancient mysteries?
Marvin W. Meyer
1999
The animator's survival kit
Richard Williams
2001
The anthropology of magic
Susan Greenwood
2009
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The architecture of birds
James Rennie
1831