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

Das Geheimnis der Mysterien
Marion Giebel
1990German
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Das Höhere Schulwesen in Sachsen und die Grenzboten Nr. 43 und 44 vom Jahre 1871
1872German
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Das Königreich Sachsen und seine Fürsten
1854German
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Das Staatskirchenrecht in Elsaß-Lothringen
1879German
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Das Staatskirchenrecht in Elsaß-Lothringen
1876German
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De Ritibus Sinensium Erga Confucium Philosophum, Et Progenitores Mortuos Alexandri Papae VII. Decreto Permissis, Adversùs librum inscriptum Historia cultûs Sinensium, &c
1701Latin
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De ritibus Sinensium erga Confucium
1701NOT
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De veteri ritu nuptiarum & iure connubiorum
1662Latin
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De veteri ritu nuptiarum et iure connubiorum
1641Latin
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Decreta Sacra A Rituum Congregatione In Ordine Ad Missam, Et Divinum Officium, post Missalis, ac Breviarii Romani recognitionem, condita
1630Latin
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Decreta Sacra A Ritvvm Congregatione In Ordine Ad Missam, Et Divinvm Officium, post Missalis, ac Breuiarij Romani recognitionem, condita
1630Latin

Della geneologia de gli dei
Giovanni Boccaccio
1472Latin
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Der Cultus -Streit in der evangelischen Kirche Badens
1859NOT
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Der Katholik am Grabe seiner Lieben
1879NOT
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Der handschriftliche Teil enthält hauptsächlich zum Rituale gehörende Texte,Gebete u.ä., deutsch und lateinisch - BSB Cgm 9510
1564German
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Der kirchliche Begräbnis- Ritus
1889German
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Der ächte Illuminat oder die wahren, unverbesserten Rituale der Illuminaten
1788German

Dialoghi d'amore
León Hebreo
1558French
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Die Geheimnisse der Hölle oder: Miß Diana Vaughan
1896German
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Die Helden von Asgard oder die Weihnachtswoche
1874NOT
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Die Kunstdenkmäler des Kreises Konstanz
1887German
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Die Kunstdenkmäler von Bayern
1895German
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Die Liturgien der orthodox-katholischen Kirche des Morgenlandes
1894German

Die Mysterien von Eleusis
Diether Lauenstein
1987German