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
Wallace
Jim Gorant
1770
Wallbanger
Alice Clayton
2012
When Someone You Love Is Kinky
Dossie Easton
2000
Where was God when pagan religions began?
Lester Frank Sumrall
1980
Whit
Iain Banks
1995
Who Is This Allah?
G.J.O. Moshay
1994
- Read free
Who are happiest?
T. S Arthur
1852
Wicca For Life
Raymond Buckland
2001
Wild Witchcraft
Rebecca Beyer
2022
Wild Witchcraft
Marian Green
2003
- Read free
Wild sports of the world
James Greenwood
1862
- Read free
Winnie and his pets
Rena Ray
1850
Wisdom of the elders
David T. Suzuki, Peter Knudtson
1993
Witch in the Kitchen
Cait Johnson
2001
Witchcraft and Paganism Today
Anthony Kemp
1993
Witchcraft in the Southwest
Marc Simmons
1974
Witches
Michael Jordan
1996
- Read free
Wonders of animal instinct
Ernest Menault
1882
- Read free
Wonders of marine life
George T. Ferris
1894
- Read free
Wonders of the deep
M. Schele de Vere
1869
Working Conjure
Hoodoo Sen Moise
2018
Zoological Mythology; Or, the Legends of Animals
Angelo De Gubernatis
1872
- Read free
[A book of cheerful cats and other animated animals
J. G Francis
1892
- Read free
Æesop's fables
Harrison Weir
1890