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
The Interspace, Book 1 — The Breach
Chris Tsirkas, Florencia Casablanca
2026
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Egypt
Bill Manley
1997
The Pyramid under the Cross: Franciscan Discourses of Evangelization and the Nahua Christian Subject in Sixteenth-century Mexico
Viviana Díaz Balsera
2005
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The Reproof, or, The duty of tenderness to animals
1825
The Universal Meaning of the Kabbalah
Leo Schaya
1971
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The book of fables
1850
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The broad, broad ocean and some of its inhabitants
1871
- Read free

The butterfly
1837

The celestial comforter, or, A collection of the most precious and consolatory scripture promises ..
Thomas Branagan
1814
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The comical creatures from Wurtemberg
1851
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The idle boy ; and The menagerie
1836
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The little forget-me-not
1842
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The most delectable history of Reynard the Fox, and of his son Reynardine
1844
The nature of the Gods ; and On divination
Marcus Tullius Cıcero, Charles Duke Yonge
1997
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The rhyming story-book
1867

The rubber devotee and the leather lover
Clavel Brand
1970
- Read free

The surprising and singular adventures of a hen
1815

The totem pole Indians
Joseph H. Wherry
1964
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Travellers mounted upon curious and wonderful animals
1825
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Treasures of truth for well disposed youth
1804
Two Gods, One Book
Amelia Febriany
2026
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Ups and downs of a donkey's life.
1858
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Useful stories
1843
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Very little tales for very little children
1848