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
Era
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Codex des im Königreiche Sachsen geltenden Kirchen- und Schul-Rechts mit Einschluß des Rechts der frommen Stiftungen und der Ehe
1840German
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Commentatio de primordiis cultus sacri christianorum
1851NOT
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Continuatio Historiae Cultus Sinensium, Seu Varia Scripta De Cultibus Sinarum, inter Vicarios Apostolicos Gallos aliosque Missionarios, & Patres Societatis Jesu controversis
1700Latin
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Cracovien. confirmationis cultus ab immemor. tempore praestiti ven. servae Dei Bronislaviae moniali professae ordinis Praemonstratensium S. Norberti in monasterio Zwierzynecensi
1839NOT
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Cultus Angelici Juvenis S. Aloysii Gonzagae Studiosae Juventutis Patroni
1770Latin
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Cultus D. Joannis Nepomuceni
1768Latin
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Cultus D. Joannis Nepomuceni
1732NOT
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Cultus D. Joannis Nepomuceni Totius Germaniae Thaumaturgi Et Famae Patroni
1732Latin
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Cultus D. Joannis Nepomuceni Totius Germaniae Thaumaturgi Et Famae Patroni
1722Latin
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Cultus D. Joannis Nepomuceni Totius Germaniae Thaumaturgi Et Famae Patroni
1729Latin
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Cultus D. Walburgae Virginis, E Sacra S. Benedicti Familia Antistitae, Eystadij Propitiae
1748Latin
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Cultus Dei B. Virginis Mariae et Sanctorum
1753Latin
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Cultus Divae Walburgae Virginis, E Sacra Sancti Benedicti Familia Antistitae, Eystadii Propitiae
1751Latin
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Cultus Divae Walburgae Virginis, E Sacra Sancti Benedicti Familia Antistitae, Eystadij Propitiae
1751Latin
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Cultus Imaginum vindicatus et miraculo confirmatus
1627German
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Cultus Marianus, Probatus, Et Coronatus
1744Latin
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Cultus Mariæ Renovatus, Scenae Marianæ Argumentum
1746Latin
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Cultus S. Francisci Xaverii, E Societate Jesu, Indiarum Apostoli, Ac Orbis Thaumaturgi, In An[n]um, menses, hebdomadas, ac dies distributus, Et Honori eiusdem inscriptus
1720Latin
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Cultus S. Menstrui Portus Salatis
1662German
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Cultus Specialis Per Bonum Linguae Usum Exhibendus B. Joanni Nepomuceno, Sanctae Ecclesiae Metropolitanae Pragensis Canonico, Confessario Et Ecclesiastae [!] Pro Sanctitate Confessionalis Sigilli Martyri Glorioso, In Famae bonae periclitantis, & Confessionis rite peragendae articulo, aliisque Animae & Corporis necessitatibus apud Deum Patrono Potentissimo
1725Latin
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Cultus festorum solemnium beatissimae Mariae Virginis
1732Latin
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Cultus sanctorum
1755NOT
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Cæremoniale Fratrum Minorum S. Francisci Capucinorum Provinciæ Bavaricæ, Ad cujus normam & Novitij uniformiter instituantur, Et alij Fratres, præcipuè Superiores, in publicis functionibus Ecclesiasticis ritè obeundis dirigantur. Pars Secunda, Cæremonalis Patrum Capucinorum Provinciæ Bavariæ Pars ... Sive Additio complectens I. Quosdam Ritus varia munia ritè subeundi. II
1731Latin
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Das Amt der heiligen Messe wie solche der Priester am Altare zu bethen pflegt, für das hohe Fest des zarten Fronleichnams unsers Herrn Jesu Christi, wie auch die Procession nach dem Augsburgischen Rituale , sam[m]t der nachmittäglichen Vesper-Andacht nach dem römischen Brevier
1827German