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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Proprium almae et exemptae Congregationis SS. Angelorum Custodum Benedictino-Bavaricae
1714Latin
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Quomodo in ministrandis Sacramentis celebra[n]disq[ue] missis sacerdos habere se debeat in hoc continetur
1519Latin
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Rector Academiae Lipsiensis ad memoriam instauratae religionis evangelicae anniversario sacro prid. Cal. Nov. a. 1759 recolendam ... invitat
1759NOT
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Relatio Rervm Notabilivm Regni Mogor In Asia
1665Latin
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Religionsgeschichte vom katholischen Standpunkte aus
1843German
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Repertorium über die noch geltenden Gesetze, Verordnungen und instruktiven Bestimmungen für das Königreich Bayern
1883NOT
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Res memorabiles circa sacras reliquias D. Virginis Richildis
1668NOT
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Restaurationis cultus , et approbationis officii, et missae in honorem s. septem angelorum
1832NOT
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Resultate der wissenschaftlichen Erforschung des Balatonsees. 1. Band, Physikalische Geographie des Balatonsees und seiner Umgebung
1898German
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Resultate der wissenschaftlichen Erforschung des Balatonsees. 2. Band, Die Biologie des Balatonsees und seiner Umgebung
1897German
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Resultate der wissenschaftlichen Erforschung des Balatonsees. Bd. 1, Physische Geographie des Balatonsees und seiner Umgebung
1898German
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Resultate der wissenschaftlichen Erforschung des Balatonsees. Erster Band, Physische Geographie des Balatonsees und seiner Umgebung
1899German
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Reverendissimi in Christo patris D. Christophori pie memorie Episcopi Eisteten. iussu, inchoatus est liber iste Obsequiorum Ecclesie, absolutus vero electo iam Reuerendissimo D. Mauritio ab Hutten, et Deus bene vertat
1539Latin
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Revue des sciences naturelles appliques.
1889French
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Rituale (Obsequiale) für Dominikanerinnen - BSB Cgm 8439
1401
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Rituale (Processionale) Augustanum, cum picturis - BSB Clm 3905
1495Latin
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Rituale , antiquâ linguâ Slavicâ - BSB Cod.slav. 5
1401Russian
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Rituale - BSB Clm 4659
1506Latin
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Rituale Agriense Sive Formula Agendorum In Administratione Sacramentorum, Ac Caeteris Ecclesiae Publicis Functionibus
1702Latin
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Rituale Augustanum
1764Latin
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Rituale Augustanum
1870NOT
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Rituale Augustanum - BSB Clm 3911
1301Latin
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Rituale Augustanum Minus
1764Latin
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Rituale Augustanum Romano Conformatum
1688Latin