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 benefits of sanctified afflictions
American Tract Society
1832
The benevolence of the Deity, fairly and impartially considered
Charles Chauncy
1784
The benevolence of the deity
Charles Chauncy
1784
The best acquaintance and highest honour of Christians, or, A discourse of acquaintance with God
Matthew Newcomen
1668
The best acquaintance and highest honour of Christians. Or, A discourse of acquaintance with God. [B]y Matthew Newcomen, late minister of Dedham in Essex
Matthew Newcomen
1679
The best breeds of British stock
John B. Watson
1898
The best priviledge. Or, A sermon wherein the great advantage of enjoying the oracles of God is displayed, and the duty of such as have them is urged
Samuel Willard
1701
The blame of kirk-buriall, tending to persvvade cemiteriall ciuilitie
William Birnie
1606
The blessedness of giving
William Henry Nassau Stewart
1852
The blessedness of the righteous opened, and further recommended from the consideration of the vanity of this mortal life
John Howe
1673
The bonassus
Alfred Captain Spooner
1821
The book of nature
John Toogood
1802
The book of the farm : detailing the labors of the farmer, steward, plowman, hedger, cattle-man, shepherd, field-worker, and dairymaid. Vol. 2
Henry Stephens
1860
The book of the great sea-dragons, Ichthyosauri and Plesiosauri, [gedolim taninim] gedolim taninim, of Moses
Thomas Hawkins
1840
The breeds of the domestic animals of the British Islands
David Low
1842
The bride, the Lamb's wife
Benjamin Davis Winslow
1839
The care of providence
Joseph Field
1831
The case and cure of a deserted soule, or, A treatise concerning the nature, kindes, degrees, symptomes, causes, cure of, and mistakes about spirituall desertions
Joseph Symonds, Joseph minister Symonds
1639
The case of a troubled mind
Cotton Mather
1717
The case of indifferent things used in the worship of God
John Williams, Edward Bagshaw
1683
The case of the promoter of the bill for erecting a court of conscience for the tower hamblets
John Caine
1685
The cattle keeper's assistant, or, Genuine directions for country-gentlemen, sportsmen, farmers, grasiers, farriers, &c
Josiah Ringsted
1774
The cattle-keeper, or, Complete directory for country gentlemen, sportsmen, farmers, graziers, farriers, game and cow keepers, horse dealers, carriers, &c
Josiah Ringsted
1800
The ceremonies and religious customs of the various nations of the known world
Bernard Picart
1733