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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On a remarkable effect of cross-breeding
Alexander M.D Harvey, Cran Dr
1851
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Physico-theology ; or, a demonstration of the being and attributes of God, from his works of creation
William Derham, Boyle Mr, England) St. Mary-le-Bow (Church : London
1713
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Self-will and God's will
Otto Funcke
1888
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Semi-centennial sketch
George Ross
1880

Stories of the Sagacity of Animals
William Henry Giles Kingston
1884

Sundown Songs
Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards
1899
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The Church of God ; or, what is the church and what is not
Daniel Sidney Warner
1890
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The Hunterian Oration
Bransby Blake Cooper
1853
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The converted sinner: or, An account of the wonderful mercy of God recalling James Woossencraft, with seven of his companions, who had for many years led a most prophane and ungodly course of life: and of their behaviour since
Deuel Pead
1701
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The kingdom of Christ, and the errors of romanism
Richard Whately
1848
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The kingdom of God
Orson Pratt
1848
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The unity of God's moral law
A. J. Macleane
1847
- Read free
Tuberculosis investigations
Bureau of Animal Industry U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
1896
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Two sermons on predestination and providence
Robert McCoy
1843
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[Commerce (Ship : 1841) of Peterhead, Scotland, mastered by John Ogston, keeper William S. Cooper, on voyage 1841],
Commerce
1841

[William Wheeler Hubbell, authorized to apply for patents.]
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Patents
1858
Joachim Lelewela Pisma varied
Lelewel Joachim
1863Polish
チベット語卜占書中の神格 --その効果と意義についての一考察--
Date unknownJapanese
Dreams of gods & monsters
Laini Taylor
2015
The archaeology of ritual and magic
Ralph Merrifield
1987
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De summa providentia
S. R. Taillandier
1843Latin
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Delle gratie e miracoli operati dall'apostolo dell'Indie S. Francesco Saverio in Podami terra di Calabria
Francesco Natoli, Giammaria Rizzardi, Pietro Richini
1704Italian
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Die Steigerung der Roherträge in der Landwirtschaft im Laufe des 19. Jahrhunderts
Peter Wagner
1896German
Exposition, or a new theory of animal magnetism
Charles Ferson Durant, Pliny Merrick, Julio Mario Santo Domingo Collection
1837