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 doctrine of divine providence
John Dick
1837
The doctrine of divine providence opened and applyed
Increase Mather
1684
The doctrine of forgiveness
John Hamilton Thom
1839
The doctrine of the Scriptures, concerning the originall of dominion
Robert Weldon
1648
The doctrine of the divine fatherhood
James Baldwin Brown
1800
The doctrine of the universal decrees and agency of God, asserted and vindicated
William R. Weeks
1813
The dolefull euen-song, or A true, particular and impartiall narration of that fearefull and sudden calamity, which befell the preacher Mr. Drury
Thomas Goad, John Haviland, Richard Whitaker, William Barrett
1623
The dolefull euen-song, or A true, particular and impartiall narration of that fearefull and sudden calamity, which befell the preacher Mr. Drury a Iesuite, and the greater part of his auditory, by the downefall of the floore at an assembly in the Black-Friers on Sunday the 26. of Octob. last, in the after noone
Thomas Goad
1623
The domestic animals : embracing I. The horse ... II. Cattle ... III. Sheep ... IV. The pig ... V. Poultry ... VI. Bees ..
Elliot G Storke
1859
The dove, with an olive-branch in its mouth, or, Gods mercy to sinful man
Ab. a minister blind from his child-hood Cheesman
1663
The dreadful earthquake and the fatal spotted fever ..
Jonathan Plummer
1812
The duties and dangers of prosperity
David M'Conaughy
1817
The duties of rejoycing in a day of prosperity
White Kennett
1706
The duty and benefit of submission to the will of God in afflictions
John Cave
1682
The duty and pleasure of praise and thanksgiving
Henry Scougal
1795
The duty and reward of honouring God
John B. Romeyn
1822
The duty of a people to stand in aw [sic] of God, and not sin, when under his terrible judgments
Joseph Sewall
1727
The duty of nations
Gilbert McMaster
1810
The early works of Sir Edwin Landseer, R.A
Edwin Henry Sir Landseer
1869
The early years of Christianity
Edmond de Pressensé
1869
The efficacy of prayer in relation to the divine judgments
James Veitch
1865
The efficacy of the true balme
John Horn
1669
The end from the beginning
Loring C. Webster
1895
The end of the curse
Edwin Paxton Hood
1869