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
On the mammalia of the Assyrian sculptures
W. Houghton
1876
On the mechanical appliances by which flight is attained in the animal kingdom
James Bell Pettigrew
1867
On the morphology of the duck and the auk tribes
William Kitchen Parker
1890
On the name Jehovah (Jahve) and the doctrine of Exodus III.14
W. Robertson Smith
1876
On the names of mammals given by Kerr in his "Animal kingdom," published in 1792
J. A Allen
1895
On the non-contagious nature of epizootic diseases
Dick Professor
1858
On the physiological action of light
James Dewar
1874
On the placentation of seals (halichoerus gryphus)
William Sir Turner
1875
On the power and grace of the Holy Spirit
James Nisbet
1839
On the power, wisdom and goodness of God
William Kirby
1837
On the preparation of marine animals and plants as transparent lantern slides
Henry Clifton Sorby
1889
On the primeval diet of man. Arguments in favour of vegetable food. On man's conduct to animals &c. &c
George Nicholson
1801
On the relation between religion and science
George Combe
1847
On the results of the deep-sea dredging during the season 1890-91
J. Wood Mason, A. Alcock
1891
On the shock experienced by animals when they cease to form part of an electric circuit
Pierre Marianini
1829
On the spinal animal
Charles Scott Sir Sherrington
1899
On the third commandment
Religious Tract Society
1851
On the third commandment
New England Tract Society
1818
On the topography, animals, and reptiles of some districts in India
Peter Breton
1827
On the torpidity of the tortoise and dormouse
John Murray
1826
On the word of God
Religious Tract Society
1839
One hundred ways to use Liebig Company's extract of beef
Maria Parloa, Liebig's Extract of Meat Company
1897
Onomasticon theologicum
Floyer Sydenham
1784
Operations of the Bureau of Animal Industry
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
1896