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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Maḥzôr Rôš haš-šānā we-Yôm kippûr
1838German
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Manuale Benedictionum, Rituumque Ecclesiasticorum tam intra, quam extra Ecclesias occurrentium
1685Latin

Mao shi ming wu tu shuo
Ding Xu
1771Chinese
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Massen. super confirmatione cultus ab immemorabili tempore praestiti S. Ceccardi episcopi Lunen. et Sarzanen. et martyris
1832NOT
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Mazarien. approbationis cultus ab immemorabilis tempore exhibiti ven. servo Dei Archangelo a Calatafimo sacerd. prof. ord. min. S. Francisci
1836NOT
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Maštoc'
1831Armenian
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Me-aye ha-eva
F. Brendel
1899
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Melphiten. approbationis cultus ab immemorabili tempore praestiti S. Conrado monacho Cisterciensi
1832NOT
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Mille et une fadaises: contes à dormir de bout
Jacques Cazotte
1742French
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Missae pro defunctis
1893Latin
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Missae pro defunctis
1866Latin
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Missae pro defunctis ad commodiorem ecclesiarum usum ex missali Romano desumptae
1896NOT
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Missale Curiense
1497Latin

Mithras
Reinhold Merkelbach
1984German

Mithras
Manfred Clauss
1990German

Monster Hunter Vendetta
Larry Correia
2010

Monstrorum historia
Ulisse Aldrovandi
1642French
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Morphologische Arbeiten
1891German

Mutter Erde
Albrecht Dieterich
1913German

Naked Sacred Earth Poems
Dona Nieto
2010
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Nan sha zhu sha mi yu shang - BSB Cod.sin. 626
1821Chinese
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Neueste Religionsgeschichte . 1. 1771
1771German
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Neueste Religionsgeschichte . 1. 1787
1787German
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Neueste Religionsgeschichte . 2. 1772
1772German