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 penitent lady: or Reflections on the mercy of God
Françoise-Louise de La Baume Le Blanc duchesse de La Vallière
1684
The people of God invited to trust in him amidst his judgments upon sinful nations
John Smith
1813
The perfection of God the fountain of good
Nathaniel Niles
1778
The perfection of the divine constitution, or, The government of God in the fall of man, holy
Samuel Whitman
1793
The perils and the security of our country
Elbert Stothoff Porter
1850
The perishableness of the flesh and the perpetuity of the world
Walter Morison
1862
The persistence of plant and animal life under changing conditions of environment
Persifor Frazer
1890
The personality of God
J.D. Davis
1899
The pestilence, a divine visitation
Symmes C. Henry
1849
The physiology of the senses, voice, and muscular motion, with the mental faculties
Johannes Peter Müller
1848
The polished shaft, or, Special lives for special uses
Charles Cuthbert Hall
1887
The popish mass celebrated by heathen priests, for the living and the dead, for several ages before the birth of Christ: or a sermon, preached at Thurles, on Sunday the 2d of August, 1767. To which is annexed, a dissertation on the conformity of popery with paganism, proved, in every point, from popish and pagan authors. With an appendix on the style of scripture, transubstantiation, auricular confession, and extreme unction
Andrew Meagher
1771
The position of a Christian nation under the Divine judgments
Anthony W. Thorold
1855
The power of God
Samuel Horsley
1767
The power of God, the proof of Christianity
Thomas Barnard
1768
The power of the Christ of God, or, A treatise of povver, as it is originally in God the Father, and by him given to Christ, His sonne
Richard Byfield
1641
The power, justice and mercy of Jehovah exercised upon his enemies and his people
John Dunlap
1815
The practical Christian, or, A summary view of the chief heads of practical divinity
John Bartlet
1670
The prayer of a true penitent for mercy, or, The publican's prayer, illustrated
Joshua Spalding
1787
The presence and power of God in nature and in art
Richard Manning Hodges
1862
The present and the past
Anson J. Upson
1877
The present darkness of God's providence
John Brazer
1841
The present distressed situation of our country, and the duty of ministers and people in such a time as this
Huntington Porter
1812
The previous question with regard to religion humbly offer'd
Thomas Chubb
1728