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
The Masonic burial-office of the Grand Lodge of the State of Rhode-Island
Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Rhode Island
1799
The Masonic burial-office, as observed by the Grand Lodge of the State of Rhode-Island, and recommended to Masons
Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Rhode Island
1799
The Micoñinovi flute altars
Jesse Walter Fewkes
1896
The Midēʹwiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa
Walter James Hoffman
1891
The Moral condition and prospects of the heathen
Bennet Tyler
1834
The North-Atlantic sea-bed
George Charles Wallich
1862
The Parent's best gift
Joseph Ritson
1750
The Penscellwood papers
Robert Armitage
1846
The Portsmouth Harbour tragedy
Jonathan Plummer
1809
The Prophet Nathan, or, Plain friend
American Imprint Collection
1788
The Rev. A. Löwy on Elohistic and Jehovistic proper names
Albert Löwy
1889
The Samaritan revived
Matthew Griffith
1660
The Scriptural distinction between God and Jesus Christ
Benjamin Treleaven
1815
The Scripture account of the Shechinah
Stephen Sewall
1794
The Shekinah
William Cooke
1857
The Sin and danger of despising a preached Gospel
James Milnor
1827
The Son of Man cometh
William Henry Furness
1847
The Surgeon-General of the Army
United States. Surgeon-General's Office
1899
The Temple of Ezekiel
Solomon Bennett
1824
The Theogony, Works & days, & the Days of Hesiod
John Flaxman
1817
The Torture of animals for the sake of knowledge
Stephen Coleridge
1899
The True and pleasant history of Elizabeth Loveless
Female Union Society for the Promotion of Sunday Schools
1816
The War dance, no war whoop
George Dashiell
1804
The West Indian seal (Monachus tropicalis Gray)
J. A Allen
1887