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 attributes of God
Arthur Walkington Pink
1960
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The beavers and the elephant
Charlotte Lady Wake
1829
The behavior and sensory biology of elasmobranch fishes
Timothy C. Tricas, Samuel H. Gruber
1899
The behavioural ecology of ants
John H. Sudd, N.R. Franks
1899
The black book
Bill Brent
1993
The blood-brain barrier, amino acids, and peptides
Malcolm B. Segal, M. Segal, B. Zlokovic
1899
- Read free
The boy travellers on the Congo
Thomas Wallace Knox
1887
- Read free
The boys' and girls' Pliny
Pliny the Elder
1885
- Read free
The boys' book of sports
Maurice Thompson
1886
- Read free
The broad, broad ocean and some of its inhabitants
William F. S Jones
1871
- Read free
The bunny stories
John Howard Jewett
1892
- Read free
The butterfly's ball
Edmund Evans
1880
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The butterfly's funeral
J. L. B
1808
The chameleon body
David Mellor, Anthony Shelton
1996
- Read free
The child's natural history in words of four letters
A. L. Bond
1882
The complete book of spells, ceremonies, and magic
Migene González-Wippler
1978
The complete gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt
Richard H. Wilkinson
2003
The complete idiot's guide to Christian mysteries
Ron Benrey
2008
- Read free
The confessions of a lost dog
Frances Power Cobbe
1867
- Read free
The country year book
Thomas Miller
1847
- Read free
The courtin'
James Russell Lowell
1874
- Read free
The cruise of the Canoe club
W. L. Alden
1883
The cult explosion
Dave Hunt
1980
The curse of the squirrel
Laurence Yep
1987