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
The story of Aaron (so named)
Joel Chandler Harris
1896
- Read free
The story of Cecil and his dog, or, The reward of virtue
James Miller
1863
- Read free
The story of a dog
E. Perring
1866
- Read free
The story of the robins
Sarah Trimmer, Edmund Evans, Frederick Warne and Co, Welford Scribner
1870
The theocratic kingdom of our Lord Jesus, the Christ
George Nathaniel Henry Peters
1884
- Read free
The tiny picture book
George W. Hobbs
1865
- Read free
The trapper's son
William Henry Giles Kingston
1870
The truth about neo-paganism
Anodea Judith
1994
The ultimate evil
Maury Terry
1987
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The valentine's gift, or, A plan to enable children of all denominations to behave with honour, integrity, and humanity
John Bewick
1816
The voodoo hoodoo spellbook
Denise Alvarado
2009
The way of the green witch
Arin Murphy-Hiscock
2006
The wisdom of the pagan philosophers
Timothy Freke, Peter Gandy
1998
The witches' goddess
Janet Farrar
1987
- Read free
The world and its inhabitants
Samuel G. Goodrich
1845
The world history of animation
Stephen Cavalier
2011
The world's most mysterious places
Tim Healey
1996
The world's religions
William A Young
2010
The worship of nature
James George Frazer, Frank M. Surface
1925
- Read free
The young naturalist's journey; or, The travels of Agnes Merton and her mama
Jane C. Webb Loudon
1840
Theurgy and the Soul
Gregory Shaw
1971
Three Magic Words
Uell Stanley Andersen
1954
- Read free
Three hundred Aesop's fables
George Fyler Townsend, Harrison Weir, Aesop, John Greenaway, Henry Sotheran
1871
Three parts dead
Max Gladstone
2012