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 manifestations of God
Uzziah C. Burnap
1845
The martyrs and apologists
Edmond de Pressensé
1871
The meat supplies of this country, conference on Wednesday, June 18, 1884
International Health Exhibition
1884
The mediator's kingdom not of this world, but spiritual, heavenly, and divine
Inquirer
1809
The mediator's kingdom not of this world; but spiritual, heavenly, and divine
David Low Dodge
1809
The memorial name
Alexander MacWhorter
1863
The menagerie
Author of The Sunday school remembrancer
1832
The mercy of God in Christ to the penitent sinner
Religious Tract Society
1851
The method of divine government, physical and moral
James McCosh
1851
The methods employed at the Naples Zoological station for the preservation of marine animals
Salvatore Lo Bianco
1899
The mighty wonders of a merciful providence
Timothy Cruso
1689
The migratory impulse vs. love of home
Linus Ward Kline
1898
The missing ships, or, The search for Sir John Franklin and his companions
Religious Tract Society
1851
The mission of Jesus
William Dissenting minister Forster
1853
The mithraeum at S. Maria Capua Vetere
M. J. Vermaseren
1971
The modern farrier, or, The art of preserving the health and curing the diseases of horses, dogs, oxen, cows, sheep, and swine
Lawson A
1825
The monsters of the deep
Armand Landrin
1876
The moral government of God
Thomas Kerns
1851
The moral government of God
James Baldwin Brown
1864
The moral nature and fitness of things considered
John Gill
1738
The morall fabl[...] of Esope, the Phrygian. Compyled into eloquent and orn [...] meeter, by Robert Henr[...] schoole-ma[...] of Dumfermelin[...]
Aesop
1621
The morning twilight
L. Dupré, Louis K. Dupré
1809
The most delectable history of Reynard the Fox
J. S
1650
The mysterie of God concerning the whole creation, mankinde
Gerrard Winstanley
1648