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 fourth principle of Christs doctrine vindicated
Thomas Grantham
1674
The frame of the material world manifests, that there must be a god
David Bailie Warden
1804
The freeness of the grace and love of God to believers discovered
William Bridge
1671
The fulfilling of the Scripture, or, A discovery of the accomplishment of God's holy Word in his providential works
Robert Fleming
1693
The fulfilling of the Scripture, or, An essay shewing the exact accomplishment of the Word of God in his works of providence, performed & to be performed
Robert Fleming
1669
The funerals of the Quakers
Basil Montagu
1840
The fur-seal industry of the Pribylov Islands, Alaska
Henry Wood Elliott
1884
The general features of the moral government of God
Abel B. Jacocks
1848
The gentleman farrier's repository of elegant and approved remedies for the diseases of horses; in two books
J. Bartlet
1775
The glasse of Gods providence towards his faithfvll ones
Herbert Palmer
1644
The glorious name of God, the Lord of Hosts
Jeremiah Burroughs
1643
The glory of God in the earth
Charles Fitch
1842
The glory of goodness
Cotton Mather
1703
The godly mans gain; and the wicked mans woe; or, Good news from Heaven for the righteous
Matthew Killiray
1665
The golden scepter held forth to the humble
John Preston
1638
The good husband's jewel
John Crawshey
1700
The good-husbands jewel. Or Plain and easy directions how to know the means, whereby horses, beasts, sheep, &c. come to have many diseases, and the way to cure them perfectly, and that with little cost or charges
John Crawshey
1656
The goodness of God in restoring peace to the United States
John Smith
1815
The goodness of God, and of all holy beings
Elijah Norton
1802
The goodness of providence, or, The true histories of Lady Courten; Mr. John Mortimer, of Exeter; Matthias Dolanscius, a native of Poland; and of a poor black slave
James Nisbet
1839
The government of God
William Fishbough
1840
The government of God by agency of secondary causes carried forward in the Christian dispensation
Robert Cree
1825
The government of God desirable
Lyman Beecher
1809
The government of cattel
Leonard Mascall
1620