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
Weaving women's spheres in Vietnam : the agency of women in family, religion, and community
敦典 加藤
2016
Witchcraft and Paganism in Australia
Lynne Hume
1997
Witchcraft in the Middle Ages
Jeffrey Burton Russell
1984
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Æsop's fables
1822
The ritual art of Teyyam and Bhūtārādhane: Theatrical performance with spirit mediumship
Sita K. Nambiar
1996
Religion: A Humanist Interpretation
Raymond Firth
2010
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE AFTERLIFE
Jan Ν. Bremmer
1957
Ancestors, kings, and the Dao
Constance A. Cook
2017
Forgotten origin
Steven Strong, Evan Strong
2011
Fingerprints of the gods : a quest for the beginning and the end
Graham Hancock
1996
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Acta Utriusque Processus In Causa Canonisationis Beati Joannis Nepomuceni Martyris
Anno MDCCXXII.Latin
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Acta Utriusque Processus In Causa Canonisationis Beati Joannis Nepomuceni Martyris
Anno MDCCXXII.Latin
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Agenda Ecclesiastica, Sive Cæremoniarum, Benedictionum aliorumque mysticorum rituum, quibus Catholica Ecclesia maxime circa diuinorum Sacramentorum administrationem vti solita est, Liber
Anno D[omi]ni M.D.LXVIIII.Latin
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Der handschriftliche Teil enthält hauptsächlich zum Rituale , auch Libellus agendarum genannt, gehörende Texte, deutsch und lateinisch - BSB Cgm 9509
2. Hälfte 16. Jh.German
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Graduale cum notis musicis et Rituale cum tabula picta - BSB Clm 23063
12. Jh.Latin
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Haggada sel pesah we-haftara, liturgisches Buch zu den Sederabenden des Pesah nach marokkanischem Ritus . Haftara zu Pesah - BSB Cod.hebr. 453
ca. 17. Jh.Hebrew
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Historia Græca
MDCCXX.Latin
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Hong lou mi yu
vermutlich 19. Jh.Chinese
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Hymnen für die s. g. Paraschijot, Ritus Carpentras oder Algier - BSB Cod.hebr. 407
Ende 15. Jh.Hebrew
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Jiao jian po yu ke
Date unknownChinese
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Liber Ritvvm Ecclesiasticorvm Episcopatvs Eystettensis
M.DC.XIX.German
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Missale. Rituale - Staatliche Bibliothek Ansbach Ms. lat. 160
2. Hälfte 14. Jh.Latin
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Obsequiale Augustense
[14]99.11.26.Latin
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Obseqviale, Vel Liber Agendorvm, Circa Sacramenta, Benedictiones, Et Ceremonias, Secvndvm Antiqvvm Vsvm, Et Ritvm Ecclesiæ Ratisbonensis
Anno M.DC.XXIX.Latin