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 catechism of the history and evidences of religion
Thomas Timpson
1820
A catechism on praise
Alexander Blaikie
1850
A caveat for sinners, or, a warning for swearers, blasphemers, and adulterers
R. B
1683
A censure upon the dialogue of the Anabaptists
Henry Ainsworth
1623
A centurie of divine meditations upon predestination, and its adjuncts
Alexander Ross
1646
A century sermon, on the glorious revolution
Elhanan Winchester
1788
A century's progress in zoological knowledge
William Henry Flower
1878
A chain of philosophical reasoning
Alexander Campbell
1754
A chapter in the book of providence
Edward Hitchcock
1849
A charitable judgment of the opinions and conduct of others, recommended
James Milnor
1845
A clear and compendious history of the gods and goddesses
David Watson
1753
A collection for the improvement of husbandry and trade
John Houghton
1727
A collection of all the orders of Council, and clauses in the several Acts of Parliament in force relating to the distemper'd cattle
Great Britain. Privy Council, Great Britain
1751
A collection of experience of the work of grace: (never before printed.) Or The Spirit of God working upon the souls of several persons
Charles Doe
1700
A collection of the promises of Scripture
Samuel Clark
1750
A collection of the promises of scripture under their proper heads
Samuel Clark
1880
A comparative study of ancestor worship
Daniel R. Scheinfeld
1960
A compendious discourse about some of the greatest matters of Christian faith
Thomas Collier
1682
A comprehensive view of the evidences of divine revelation
H. B. Taylor
1848
A consolatory discourse
Simon Patrick
1665
A contemplation on the existence and perfections of God, drawn from the several parts of the visible world, the structure of the human body, and the wonderful powers of the soul, as an image of the wisdom, power, and the invisible and immortal nature of God, designed as a specimen of a body of divinity, executed in the same manner
John Ryland
1774
A correct copy of some notes concerning Gods decrees
Thomas Pierce
1655
A correct copy of some notes concerning Gods decrees, especially of reprobation
Thomas Pierce
1657
A course of experimental agriculture
Arthur Young
1770