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 pagan book of days
Nigel Pennick
1992
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The peacock "at home"
Catherine Ann Turner Dorset
1807
The personalities of Mithra in archaeology and literature
A. D. H. Bivar
1998
- Read free
The power of kindness
T. S Arthur
1877
The practice of witchcraft
Robin Skelton
1994
The progress of the intellect, as exemplified in the religious development of the Greeks and Hebrews
Robert William Mackay
1850
The pyramids and the Pentagon
Nicholas Redfern
2012
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The quadrupeds' pic-nic
Catherine Ann Turner Dorset
1840
- Read free
The rambles of a butterfly
Mary Elliott
1819
The real witches' book of spells and rituals
Kate West
2008
The religion of man
Rabindranath Tagore
1931
The rites of passage
Arnold van Gennep
1960
The road to Eleusis
R. Gordon Wasson
1978
The sacred language of the Abakuá
Lydia Cabrera, Ivor L. Miller, P. Gonzáles Gómes-Cásseres
2020
The sacred officials of the Eleusinian Mysteries
Kevin Clinton
1974
The savage and his totem
Percival Hadfield
1977
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The sea and its wonders
Mary Mrs Gregg
1871
- Read free
The sea and its wonders
Mary Kirby
1890
The sex life of the foot and shoe
William A. Rossi
1976
- Read free
The shepherd boy
John Metcalf
1832
The spiritual origins of Eastern Europe and the future mysteries of the Holy Grail
Sergei O. Prokofieff
1993
- Read free
The spring morning's ride
Mitford Mrs
1845
- Read free
The squirrels and other animals, or, Illustrations of the habits and instincts of many of the smaller British quadrupeds
George Waring
1840
- Read free
The story book, in verse
Ann Taylor
1856