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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Neueste Religionsgeschichte . 2. 1790
1790German
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Neueste Religionsgeschichte . 3. 1773
1773German
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Neueste Religionsgeschichte . 3. 1793
1793German
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Neueste Religionsgeschichte . 4. 1774
1774German
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Neueste Religionsgeschichte . 5. 1775
1775German
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Neueste Religionsgeschichte . 6. 1777
1777German
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Neueste Religionsgeschichte . 7. 1779
1779German
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Neueste Religionsgeschichte . 8. 1781
1781German
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Neueste Religionsgeschichte . 9. 1783
1783German

New Paths to Animal Totems: Three Alternative Approaches to Creating Your Own Totemism
Lupa
2012
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Notitia Ecclesiastica
1729Latin

O livro essencial de umbanda
Ademir Barbosa
2014Portuguese
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Obsequiale Augustense
1487Latin
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Obsequiale Brixinense
1493Latin
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Obsequiale Frisingense
1493Latin
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Obsequiale Frisingense
1484Latin
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Obsequiale Pragense
1496Latin
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Obsequiale Ratisponense
1491Latin
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Obsequiale Salisburgense
1496Latin
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Obsequiale Salisburgense minus
1497Latin
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Obsequiale, Vel liber Agendorum, circa Sacramenta, Benedictiones, [et] Ceremonias secundum antiquum vsum, [et] ritum Ecclesie Ratisbonensis
1570German
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Officium defunctorum juxta rituale Romanum una cum absolutione ad tumbam
1879NOT
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Oktobrios
1527Greek
Oog in oog
Kick Bras
2017Dutch