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
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Vita Della Ven. Serva Di Dio Orsola Benincasa Napoletana Dell'Ordine de' Ch. Regolari, Fondatrice delle Vergini Teatine della Congregatione, & Eremo dell'Immaculata Concezione
Giovanni Bonifacio Bagatta
M.DC.LXXI.Italian
Japanese tales of fantasy and folklore
Naoshi Kōriyama, Bruce Allen, Karen Laura Thornber
2024
Animism in rainforest and tundra
Marc Brightman, Vanessa Elisa Grotti, Olga Ulturgasheva
2012
Das Auditive im biblischen und gnostischen Horizont
Anton J. Simon
2009German
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(Yi ben) chuan guang shi gong ke
1828Chinese

A Pagan Testament The Literary Heritage Of The Worlds Oldest New Religion
Brendan Myers
2008

A szín mint generatív elv Sonia Delaunay életművében
Nicholas Van-Orton
2026

Abe no Seimei sen "Senji ryakketsu" to Onmyōdō
Shinji Kosaka
2004Japanese
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Acta et decreta sacrorum conciliorum recentiorum
1870Latin
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Admiranda Narratio Fida Tamen, De Commodis Et Incolarvm Ritibvs Virginiae, Nvper Admodvm Ab Anglis, Qvi À Dn. Richardo Greinville Eqvestris Ordinis Viro Eò In Coloniam Anno M.D.LXXXV. Dedvcti Svnt Inventae, Svmtvs Faciente Dn. VValtero Raleigh
1590Latin
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Agenda Bambergen
1587German
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Agenda Ecclesiae Argentinensis
1590German
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Agenda Ecclesiastica, Secvndvm Vsum Ecclesiae Vvyrzeburgensis
1564Latin
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Agenda Olomucensis
1498Latin
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Agenda Seu Rituale Passaviense
1686German
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Agenda Seu Rituale Passaviense, Ad Usum Romanum Accommodatum
1727NOT
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Agenda Seu Rituale Ratisbonense, Ad usum Romanum accommodatum
1662Latin
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Agenda Seu Rituale Ratisbonense, Ad usum Romanum accomodatum
1662Latin
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Agenda Spiren[sis]
1512Latin
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Agenda communis
1487Latin
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Agenda dioecesis Aquileiensis
1495Latin
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Agenda pro mortuis
1482Latin
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Agenda seu Obsequiale, Simul ac Benedictionale, iuxta ritum [e]t normam Ecclesiae [e]t Episcopatus Co[n]stantiensis
1570Latin
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Agenda seu liber obsequiorum
1547NOT