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
- Read free
Rituale Augustanum minus ad normam ritualis Romani pro usu manuali quotidiano noviter in lucem emissum
1835NOT
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Rituale Augustanum minus, ad normam ritualis romani pro usu manuali quotidiano noviter in lucem emissum jussu et auctoritate
1857Latin
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Rituale Benedictionum, Receptionum et Absolutionum
1870Latin
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Rituale Cisterciense
1542NOT
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Rituale Cisterciense
1689NOT
- Read free
Rituale Congregationis Clericorum Regularium
1772Latin
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Rituale Congregationis Clericorum Regularium
1655NOT
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Rituale Constantiense
1863NOT
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Rituale Cophticum
1774Coptic
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Rituale Electionis Leopoldi Imperatoris Romanorum Iovis 18. 8 Julii MDCLVIII peractae
1658NOT
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Rituale Eystetense - BSB Clm 3918
1488Latin
- Read free
Rituale Franciscanum
1693Latin
- Read free
Rituale Franciscanum
1698Latin
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Rituale Jauriense, sive formula agendorum in administratione sacramentorum, ac caeteris ecclesiae publicis functionibus, ad instar ritualis Strigoniensis
1702Latin
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Rituale Metense
1713NOT
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Rituale Monaco-Frisingense
1891Latin
- Read free
Rituale Monaco-Frisingense juxta normam et ritum Ecclesiae Romanae
1840Latin
- Read free
Rituale Monaco-Frisingense minus rituali romano conformatum
1864German
- Read free
Rituale Ordinis Cisterciensis - BSB Clm 28234
1615Latin
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Rituale Passaviense
1838NOT
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Rituale Ratisbonense
1673German
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Rituale Ratisbonense Romano Accomodatum
1703Latin
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Rituale Romano-Capucinicum
1696Latin
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Rituale Romano-Eichstettense, Seu Liber Rituum Ecclesiasticorum Dioeceseos Eichstettensis, Ad Normam Ritualis Romani
1798Latin