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 gracious purpose of God as seen in our creation
Worthless and unprofitable servant
1885
The grand assises: or, The doctrine of the last generall judgment
William Sclater
1653
The grand point of solicitude
Cotton Mather
1715
The great God has magnified his word to the children of men
Benjamin Colman
1742
The great commandment of Moses and Christ recommended to Jews and Christians
Melvill Horne, London Society for Promoting Christianity amongst the Jews
1812
The great duty of waiting on God in our straits & difficulties, explained and inforced
Benjamin Colman
1737
The great king
James Richards
1834
The great mysterie of godlinesse
John Randall
1630
The great mystery of godlines
John Randall
1624
The great mystery of providence, or, The various methods of God in ordering and over-ruling the actions of wicked men and devils to great and glorious purposes
George Gifford
1695
The great revolution
N. A. Garland
1848
The great time-keeper
Horace Bushnell
1844
The great trumpet of the Lord God Almighty of heaven and earth
John Moon
1660
The greatnes of the mysterie of godlines
Cuthbert Sydenham
1656
The greatnes of the mystery of godliness
Cuthbert Sydenham
1672
The greatness and sovereignty of God, sufficient reason to silence man's complaints of his Providence, and put a stop to our striving against him
Solomon Williams
1777
The grounds of diuinitie
Elnathan Parr
1615
The grounds of divinitie
Elnathan Parr
1636
The grounds of divinity
Elnathan Parr
1651
The grounds of social thankfulness
Edward Dunlap Smith
1836
The grovnds of diuinitie
Elnathan Parr
1625
The guiding hand, or, Authentic records of providential direction
H. L. Hastings
1871
The guilt and doom of Capernaum seriously recommended to the consideration of the inhabitants of London
Philip Doddridge
1750
The hand and the scourge
James Armour Moore La Tourrette
1864