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

It's a Dog's Life
Michael Morpurgo, Hannah George, Patrick Benson, Siân Lewis
1705

James Herriot's treasury for children
James Herriot
1992

Jesus Freaks
Don Lattin
2007

Just another ordinary day
Rod Clement
1657

Man vs. Beast (Cherub)
Robert Muchamore
2004

Mittens (My First I Can Read)
Lola M. Schaefer, Susan Kathleen Hartung, Isabel Keating
2006

Monkey Puzzle
Julia Donaldson
2000

One Door Away from Heaven
Dean Koontz
2001

People Might Hear You
Robin Klein
1983

Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo
Rick Riordan
2013

Percy Jackson's Greek heroes
Rick Riordan
2015

Pete the cat. Meet Pete
James Dean
2017
Poetry and Prophecy
1997

Rabbit hill
Robert Lawson
1944

Sub-Acute Spongiform Encephalopathies
1899

Systems Theory Applied to Agriculture and the Food Chain
1899

The Dead Bird
Margaret Wise Brown
1958

The Goose Girl
Shannon Hale
2003

The Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard
Rick Riordan
2017

The One and Only Ivan
Katherine Applegate
2011

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
Jennifer E. Smith
2012

The Summer Holidays
Amerel
1850

The Tiger Rising
Kate DiCamillo
2001

The Titan's Curse
Rick Riordan
2007