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 practical discourse concerning God's love to mankind
Edward Pelling
1694
A practicall discourse concerning Gods decrees
Edward Bagshaw
1659
A preliminary account of the marine annelids of the Pacific coast
Herbert Parlin Johnson
1897
A preliminary report on the animals of the waters of the Mississippi bottoms near Quincy, Ill., in August, 1888
H. Garman
1889
A proclamation against importing of Irish cattel, or resetting thereof
Scotland. Privy Council, Scotland. Sovereign
1698
A psalm of thanksgiving to God for his mercies, by James Naylor, published by him after his fall, 1659
James Naylor
1659
A race of somnambulists
J. Howard Moore
1890
A refutation of a dangerous & hurtful opinion maintained by Mr. Samuell Willard
George Keith
1702
A refutation of the objections against the attributes of God in general
John Harris
1698
A reply to Dr. Waterland's remarks on a pamphlet entitled
Joseph Hallet
1720
A reply to some observations in the "Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles" upon the newly characterized groups of the Psittacidæ
Nicholas Alyward Vigors
1828
A review of Christian doctrine
John Kentish
1803
A review of the argument a priori, in relation to the being and attributes of God
Phillips Gretton
1726
A revision of the American moles
Frederick William True
1896
A revision of the Puerco fauna
William Diller Matthew
1897
A salutation of the Fathers love
William Gibson
1663
A salve for every sore
Philip Skippon
1643
A scholasticall discovrse against symbolizing with Antichrist in ceremonies
Robert Parker
1607
A scriptural view of the close of the present dispensation
Joseph Turner
1849
A second defence of the monotheistical system of the Veds
Rammohun Roy Raja
1817
A second letter to the Reverend Dr. Francis Atterbury
Benjamin Hoadly
1708
A second letter to the Reverend Dr. Francis Atterbury, in answer to his vindication of the doctrine
Benjamin Hoadly
1708
A second letter to the Reverend Dr. Mangey
Thomas Herne
1719
A second vindication of God's sovereign free grace
Jonathan Dickinson
1747