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 treatise of the divine promises
Edward Leigh
1633
A treatise of the incomparableness of God in His being, attributes, works and word, opened and applyed ...
George Swinnock
1672
A treatise of the incomparableness of God in his being, attributes, works and word
George Swinnock
1672
A treatise of the knovvledge of God, as excellently as compendiously handled by the famous and learned divine, Peter Du Moulin, late minister of the Reformed Church in Paris, and professor of theologie in the Vniversitie of Sedan. Faithfully translated out of the originall by Robert Codrington, Master of Arts
Pierre Du Moulin
1634
A treatise of the loue of God. Written in french by B. Francis de Sales Bishope and Prince of Geneua, translated into English by Miles Car priest of the English Colledge of Doway
Francis de Sales
1630
A treatise of the love of God
Saint Francis de Sales
1630
A treatise of the nature of God
Thomas of Berwick Morton
1599
A treatise on agistment tithe
Tho. Vicar of Whaplode Bateman
1778
A treatise on opposites
J. Clowes
1833
A treatise on the choice, buying, and general management of live stock
Thomas Hartwell Horne
1810
A treatise on the phenomena of animal magnetism
M. Loewe
1822
A treatise shewing the need we have to rely upon God as sole protector of this province
One that wisheth well to all mankind
1748
A true account of the behaviour of Thomas Randal, who was executed at Stone-Bridge, for killing the Quaker
Samuel Smith
1696
A true and perfect relation of the taking and destroying of a sea-monster
Francis Searson
1699
A true and terrible relation from Maletravis in Maligo, an island belonging to the King of Spaine, of a sad accident that befell the whole citie, it consisting of seven and thirtie thousand families
Richard Adams
1648
A true relation of Mr. Iustice Cook's passage by sea from Wexford to Kinsaile
John Cook
1652
A view of a most magnificent singing-choir
Shippie Townsend
1793
A view of the nevv directorie and a vindication of the ancient liturgie of the Church of England
Henry Hammond
1646
A view of the nevv directory and a vindication of the ancient liturgy of the Church of England
Henry Hammond
1646
A vindication of God's moral character
Thomas Chubb
1726
A vindication of ordinances
William Bridge
1649
A vindication of the argument
Frederick Beasley
1825
A vindication of the divine perfections
James Dalrymple Viscount of Stair
1695
A vindication of the honor of God
George of Surrey Clarke
1792