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
A Sermon Preached before the King At Nevvmarket, October 11.1674
Henry James
1674
A Sermon Preached before the King At VVhite-Hall, January xvj. 1675/6
Roger Hayward
1676
A Sermon Preached before the King, February 10th 1677/8
Z. Cradock
1678
A Treatise Shewing the Subordination of the Will of Man Unto the Will of God
William Strong
1657
A Treatise of the Nature of God. ... (2 lines; device, griffin)
Thomas Morton
1599
A View Of The Nevv Directory And A Vindication Of The Ancient Liturgy Of the Church of England; In Answer to the Reasons pretend- ed in the Ordinance and Preface, for the abolishing the one, and establishing the other
Henry Hammond
1646
A Vindication Of The Case Of Indifferent Things, Used In the Worship of God
John Bishop of Chichester Williams, John Williams
1684
A beam of divine glory, or, The unchangeableness of God
Edward Pearse
1674
A bill of a funerel of Mrs. Diana Wright deceased
Robert Bradford
1723
A book of knowledge
Samuel Strangehopes
1675
A booke containing such beasts as are most usefull for such as practice drawing, graveing, armes painting, chaseing
Francis Barlow
1664
A breathing after God. Or a Christians desire of Gods presence. By the late reverent and worthy divine Richard Sibs, Doctor in Divinity, master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge, and sometime preacher of Graies-Inne
Richard Sibbes
1639
A brief apologie for all non-subscribers, and looking-glasse for all apostate perjured prescribers & subscribers of the new engagement
William Prynne
1649
A brief description of the nature of the Basilisk, or Cochatrice
James Salgado
1680
A brief instruction in the worship of God; and discipline of the churches of the New Testament
John Owen
1667
A brief treatise about the spiritual nature of God and of His worship
Edward Bagshaw
1662
A brief, practical, and pacific discourse of God, and of the Father, Son, and Spirit, and of our concern with them
Joshua Oldfield
1721
A by-law for restraining and regulating the running at large of animals
Ont. Laws Asphodel
1860
A call and visitation from the Lord God of heaven and earth unto Christendom (so called)
William Bayly
1673
A call from God out of Egypt
D. W
1662
A call to back-sliders, or, A supplement unto the Voice of the rod
Samuel Stoddon
1680
A candid enquiry into the divine properties and character of God, in conjunction with the properties and character of man
George W. Towne
1816
A candid review of a pamphlet entitled A candid reply: the whole being a doctrinal controversy between the Hopkintonian and the Universalist
Hosea Ballou
1809
A case of conscience concerning eating of blood, considered and answered
Increase Mather
1697