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 serious and pathetical contemplation of the mercies of God
Thomas Traherne
1699
A sermon
John Wesley
1824
A sermon
Charles Wentworth Upham
1832
A sermon
John Camp
1796
A sermon at the inauguration of the Rev. Edward D. Griffin, D.D., Bartlet Professor of Pulpit Eloquence in the Theological Institution in Andover, June 21st, 1809
Samuel Spring
1810
A sermon concerning national providence
Abraham Campion
1694
A sermon concerning national providence preach'd at the assizes held at Ailesbury in Buckinghamshire, March 13, 1693/4
Abraham Campion
1694
A sermon concerning the sacrifice and satisfaction of Christ
John Tillotson
1693
A sermon concerning the wisdom of fearing God
Edward Young
1693
A sermon delivered at Newburyport, Nov. 26, 1812, on the evening of public thanksgiving in Massachusetts
Josiah Webster
1812
A sermon delivered at Northampton, September 18, 1817, before the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Mission
Jesse Appleton
1817
A sermon delivered at Northampton, September 18, 1817, before the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
Jesse Appleton
1817
A sermon delivered at Pittsfield, Vt. on a day of thanksgiving, December 3, 1818
Moses Elliott
1819
A sermon delivered at Townsend, Mass. in February, 1818
Jacob Wood
1818
A sermon delivered at a dedication of the North Congregational Meeting-House in New-Bedford, June 23, 1818
John Codman
1818
A sermon delivered at the First Presbyterian Church in Hartford on the state Thanksgiving, November 28, 1816
Joseph Steward
1817
A sermon delivered at the Old South Church, Boston, June 7, 1819
Miron Winslow
1819
A sermon delivered in Medway, May 12, 1816, occasioned by the death of Mr. James Partridge, who died April 26, 1816, aetatis 23
Jacob Ide
1816
A sermon delivered in the East Society in Granville, January 5, 1800
Timothy Mather Cooley
1800
A sermon delivered on Thanksgiving Day, November 24th, 1864
R. B. Stratton
1864
A sermon delivered on the 4th of February, 1816
Philip Melancthon Whelpley
1816
A sermon delivered on the 9th of May 1798, being the day of a national fast recommended by the President of the United States
John Thornton Kirkland
1798
A sermon occasioned by the death of Mr. John Flight, who departed this life July 10, 1791, preached in Angel-Street, Worcester, July 24, 1791
James Dore
1791
A sermon of the nature and necessitie of godly feare
William Case
1616