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 Central Church, Chicago, Ill., October 12, 1879, being the Sunday after the third annual meeting of the American Humane Association ...
David Swing
1879
A sermon preached before the King, at St. James's
Edward Pelling
1695
A sermon preached before the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
Richard Watson
1784
A sermon preached before the king at St. James's. October 13. 1695
Edward Pelling
1695
A sermon preached before the right honourable the House of Lords, in the abbey church of Westminster, on Friday, December 13, 1776
Richard Hurd
1777
A sermon preached in Hingham and Quincy, 20th, August 1812
Henry Colman
1812
A sermon preached in Saint John's Church, Providence, on Wednesday, April 19, 1865
Richard B. Duane
1865
A sermon preached in Trinity Church, Saint John, March 4, 1849, by the Rev. I. [sic] W.D. Gray, D.D., rector of the parish
J. W. D. Gray
1849
A sermon preached in the Cathedral Church of St. Mary in Lincoln
Christopher Hildyard
1707
A sermon preached in the Chapel of St. James's before His Highness the Prince of Orange, the 23d of December, 1688
Gilbert Burnet
1689
A sermon preached in the First English Evan. Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. on Thanksgiving Day, November 29, 1860
Reuben Hill
1860
A sermon preached on Wednesday the 21st of February, MDCCLXXXI, the late day of national humiliation
Newcome Cappe
1781
A sermon preached on the 9th of September, 1813
John E. Latta
1813
A sermon preached on the fifth of November, MDCLXXIII
Isaac Barrow
1679
A sermon preached on the ninth day of May, 1798
S. F. Gallagher
1798
A sermon preached on the twelfth of January, 1815, a day recommended by the President of the United States to be observed as a day of humiliation, fasting, and prayer
John E. Latta, First Delaware. Militia. Light Artillery Company
1815
A sermon preached to the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company at Boston, June 6, 1763
Thomas Balch
1763
A sermon preached to the Honourable House of Commons at their late solemne fast, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 1644
Samuel Rutherford
1644
A sermon preached to the honorable House of Commons
Samuel Rutherford
1644
A sermon upon the late disasters
John Weiss
1853
A sermon wherein is shewed that it is the duty and should be the care of believers on Christ, to live in the constant exercise of grace
Nathanael Mather
1684
A sermon, delivered January 19, 1812, at the request of a number of young gentlemen of the city of New-York
Samuel Miller
1812
A sermon, delivered at Ashburnham, March 23, 1817
John Cushing
1817
A sermon, delivered at Bridgewater, March 18, 1804, chiefly illustrating the ways of God
Asa Meech
1804