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
Sermon
Joseph T. Duryea
1861
Sermon
Arthur Penrhyn Stanley
1878
Sermon preached by Rev. Charles H. Parkhurst, D.D.
C. H. Parkhurst
1881
Sermons of theism
Theodore Parker
1856
Sermons on the Divine character
Josiah Stearns
1790
Sermons on the unity of God, and on the character of Jesus Christ
Winthrop Bailey
1822
Sermons preach'd upon several occasions before the King at White-Hall
John Wilkins
1677
Sermons upon death and eternal judgment
William Bates
1683
Service and anthems to be used upon ... 18th day of November 1852 ... for the publicfuneral of His Grace Field Marshall the Duke of Wellington, K.G
Paul's Cathedral
1852
Seven lectures for the people
John Page Hopps
1861
Several discourses concerning the actual Providence of God
John Collinges
1678
Several discourses upon the attributes of God
John Tillotson
1699
Several discourses upon the existence and attributes of God
Stephen Charnock
1682
Several plain truths manifested and declared from the spirit of God
George Fox
1684
Shakers
C. E. Sears
1867
Shakers, duality of the deity, or, God as father and mother
C. E. Sears
1867
Shamans
Max Carocci
2025
Shecinah, or, A demonstration of the divine presence in the places of religious worship
John Stillingfleet
1663
Shiva
Devdutt Pattanaik
1997
Sichah: or A tract of meditation upon three sections
R. Mayhew
1682
Sichah: or, A continued tract of meditation
R. Mayhew
1683
Signes from heaven of the vvrath and iudgements of God
Lewes Hughes
1642
Silvius's letter to the Reverend Dr. Sherlock
John Balguy, Thomas Sherlock
1719
Simultaneity
Virginia Spate
1976