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 letter from Aristocles to Authades, concerning the sovereignty and the promises of God
Samuel Johnson
1745
A letter from John Cockburn, D.D., to his friend in London
John Cockburn
1698
A letter from the Lord Bishop of London, to the clergy and people of London and Westminster, on occasion of the late earthquakes
Thomas Sherlock
1750
A letter of reproof to Mr. John Cleaveland of Ipswich
Jonathan Mayhew
1764
A letter of thanks from a young clergyman to the Reverend Dr. Hare, Dean of Worcester, for his visitation-sermon at Putney
Joseph Butler
1719
A letter on animal magnetism
William Henry Beecher
1844
A letter on the righteousness of God
J. N. Darby
1850
A letter to Mr. Jonathan Dickinson, in defence of Aristocles to Authades, concerning the sovereignty & promises of God
Samuel Johnson
1747
A letter to a friend, touching Gods providence about sinful actions
John Troughton
1678
A letter to the Rev. Mr. Ralph Churton, M.A. Rector of Middleton-Cheney in Northamptonshire
Francis Eyre
1795
A letter to the Reverend Alexander Cumming
Andrew Croswell
1762
A letter to the Reverend Dr Mangey
Thomas Herne
1719
A letter to the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of Dublin on cruelty to animals
T. W. Moffett
1867
A looking-glass for persecutors
Samuel Clarke
1674
A looking-glasse for malignants, or, Gods hand against God-haters
John Vicars
1643
A lyric of the golden age
Thomas Lake Harris
1856
A manual of Christian evidence
John Relly Beard
1868
A matchless portion, or, The best wine reserved till last
Thomas Brooks
1861
A materia medica animalia
Peter Peyto Good
1853
A memoir concerning the fascinating faculty which has been ascribed to the rattle-snake, and other American serpents
Benjamin Smith Barton
1796
A modest plea for the baptismal and scripture-notion of the Trinity
Arthur Ashley Sykes
1719
A monograph of the Pribylov group, or, The seal-islands of Alaska
Henry Wood Elliott
1882
A monograph of the totem poles in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia
George H. Raley, George W.H Raley
1937
A most learned and pious treatise
Roberto Francesco Romolo Saint Bellarmino
1616