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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Sammlung der im Gebiete der inneren Staats-Verwaltung des Königreichs Bayern bestehenden Verordnungen
1838German

Sapientia angelica de divina providentia
Emanuel Swedenborg, J. F. I. Tafel
1764Latin

Sendbrief vom Dolmetschen
Martin Luther
1530German
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Sendschreiben an einen Freund weltlichen Standes über die Erneuerung des Kultus
1815German
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Shou jie mi yu
1854Chinese
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Shui fu ke - BSB Cod.sin. 828
1801Chinese

Simulʹtannostʹ v iskusstve
M. A. Petrov
2010Russian

Sosen saishi no rekishi to minzoku
Hisao Tanaka
1986Japanese
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Spiritus vadens, & non rediens. Psal. 77. v. 39. Cùm à Psalte Regio imbecillitatis humanæ generatio, quæ non direxit cor suum, & non est creditus Deo spiritus eijus (a) graphicè describeretur, & longanimitas Dei tersiùs commendaretur, inquit idem: & recordatus est, quia caro sunt, spiritus vadens, & non rediens
1729Latin
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Summa Cultus Mariani
1790Latin
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Supremae Pietatis Officium, Manibus ... Dni. Johannis Guolfgangi Hoeckneri ... praestitum ac persolutum à moestissimis Fautoribus, Amicis Ac Clientibus
1683German

Synagoga Judaica
Johann Buxtorf
1641Hebrew
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Systematische Bilder-Gallerie zur allgemeinen deutschen Real-Encyclopädie (Conversations-Lexicon) in lithographirten Blättern. 4, Mythologie und Cultus
1828German
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Systematische Bilder-Gallerie zur allgemeinen deutschen Real-Encyclopädie (Conversations-Lexicon) in lithographirten Blättern. 4. Abth., Mythologie & Cultus
1827German
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Systematische Bilder-Gallerie zur allgemeinen deutschen Real-Encyclopädie (Conversations-Lexicon) in lithographirten Blättern. 4. Abth., Mythologie und Cultus
1830German
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Tai shang lao jun hong lou mi
1821Chinese

Taiwan de tu di gong
Jianwang Wang
2003Chinese
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Taufe, Krankenhülfe und Ehe
1808NOT
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Taurinen. approbationis cultus ab immemorabili tempore praestiti b. Bonifacio a Sabaudia archiepiscopo Cantuarien
1838NOT
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Tefilot Yiśraʾel mi-kol ha-shanah
1827German

The Artisans Book Of Fetishcraft Patterns And Instructions For Creating Professional Fetishwear Restraints And Sensory Equipment
John Huxley
2014

The Fetishists
A. S. Coomer
2017

The Green Man - A Field Guide
Clive Hicks
2000

The Ruffled Edge
Peter Howard
1656