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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Ritus Et Regulae Missam Rectè & fructuosè celebrandi, defectusque circa eandem satis familiares, frequentesque corrigendi
1732Latin
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Ritus In Praecipuis Festis, Et Aliis Diebus Per Annum Occurrentes
1790Latin
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Ritus Observandi in futura Solemnitate Saeculari et SS. Reliquiarum Translatione instituta ... 1682
1682NOT
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Ritus Orientalium, Coptorum, Syrorum et Armenorum in administrandis sacramentis
1863Latin
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Ritus Pontificalis
1725NOT
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Ritus ac observationes antiquissimae, olim circa baptizatos, confitentes, eosque qui pro delictis ab Ecclesia Dei eliminandi essent, observatae
1530NOT
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Ritus benedictionis et impositionis primarii lapidis pro ecclesia aedificanda, consercrationis ecclesiae et altarium et benedictionis signi vel campanae
1898Latin
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Ritus benedictionis et impositionis primarii lapidis pro ecclesia aedificanda, consercrationis ecclesiae et altarium et benedictionis signi vel campanae
1887Latin
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Ritus benedictionis et impositionis primarii lapidis pro ecclesia aedificanda, consercrationis ecclesiae et altarium et benedictionis signi vel campanae ex pontificali Romano depromptus
1896NOT
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Ritus cantandi et legendi Litanias in Ciuitate & Dioecesi Bambergen
1594Latin
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Ritus consecrationis ecclesiae et altarium
1876Latin
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Ritus observandi in futura Solemnitate saeculari, et SS. Reliquiarum Translatione
1682NOT
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Ritus ordinum minorum et majorum juxta Pontificale Romanum Clementis VIII. ac Urbani VIII. jussu editum et a Benedicto XIV. recognitum et castigatum
1875Latin
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Ritus praecipuis festis et aliis diebus per annum occurrentes
1790NOT
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Ritus solemnis de benedictione abbatissae ac de benedictione et consecratione virginum
1897Latin
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Ritus solemnis de benedictione et impositione primarii lapidis pro ecclesia aedificanda, de coemeterii benedictione, de ecclesiae et coemeterii reconciliatione, de reconciliatione coemeterii sine ecclesiae reconciliatione et de benedictione signivel eamfranae juxta editionem typicam pontificalis Romani ad majorem episcoporum commoditatem concinnatus
1892NOT
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Ritus solemnis de consecratione tam unius electi in episcopum quam plurium electorum in episcopos et de benedictione abbatis
1894NOT
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Ritus tradendi Scapularium caeruleum parvum Theatinarum Eremicolarum Immaculatae Conceptionis, utriusque Sexis christi fidelibus
1671NOT
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Ritvale Avgvstanvm Romano Conformatvm
1656Latin
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Rubricae generales missalis
1570Latin
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Rubricae generales missarum
1605German
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Sacerdotale Brixinense
1640Latin
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Sacra rituum congregatione emso., et rmso. domino Cardinali Odescalchi relatore Florentina, seu, Ordinis Praedicatorum approbationis, seu confirmationis cultus ab immemorabili tempore praestiti B. Joanni Dominici archiepiscopo Ragusino ... novum memoriale cum summario reassumatur
1832NOT
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Sacramentale Romano-Bambergense, Sive Congeries Rituum Ad SS. Sacramenta Debite Decenterque Adiminstranda
1724NOT