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
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Drevni︠a︡i︠a︡ religīi︠a︡ slavi︠a︡n
G. A. Glinka, Glinka, Grigoriĭ Andreevich
1804Russian
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D©♭fense du magn©♭tisme animal, contre les attaques dont il est l'objet dans le 'Dictionnaire des sciences m©♭dicales'
Joseph Philippe François Deleuze
1819French
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Eleusis, oder ©ơber den Ursprung und die Zwecke der alten Mysterien
Johann Ludwig Ewald
1819German
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Esequie dell'Altezza Reale del serenissimo Giovan Gastone gran duca di Toscana
Bindo Simone Peruzzi
1737Italian
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Essai de psychologie physiologique
C. Chardel, C. [from old catalog] Chardel
1831French
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Exposé des expériences qui ont été faites pour l'examen du magnétisme animal
France. Commissaires chargés par le roi de l'examen du magnétisme animal
1784French
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Études sur le rituel funéraire des anciens Égyptiens
Emmanuel vicomte de Rougé, Emmanuel Rougé
1860French
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Histoire du magnétisme en France, de son régime et de son influence, pour servir à développer l'idée qu'on doit avoir de la médecine universelle
Lyons Brack M.D.
1784French
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La vérité du magnétisme animal et l'utilité de la médecine magnetique et somnambulique
Francesco Guidi, Francesco. [from old catalog] Guidi
1858French
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Magnétisme animal. Examen et réfutation du rapport fait par M. E. F. Dubois (d'Amiens), à l'Académie Royale de Médecine, le 8 août 1837, sur le magnétisme animal
Didier Jules Berna
1838French
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Naissance de Monseigneur Henri-Charles-Ferdinand-Marie-Dieudonné Duc de Bordeaux, fils de France
A.-P Morisset
1820French
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Om nordboernes gudedyrkelse og gudetro i hedenold
Henry Petersen
1876Danish
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Religions de la Grèce
Pierre Nicolas Rolle
1828French
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Saskraratnaml
Gopi Nath Bhatt, Rm Krisha Shstri
1898Sanskrit
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Solenne ricevimento della testa di Sant'Andrea Apostolo, e cappella presso al Ponte Milvio a lui consagrata
Egidio Fortini
1847Italian
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[Atlas]
Felix Lajard
1847French
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Étude du magnétisme animal sous le point de vue d'une exacte pratique
P. -Baragnon Petrus
1853French
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Die Mysterienheiligtümer in Eleusis und Samothrake
Otto Rubensohn
1892German
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Discorso funebre letto da Alessandro del Magno decano della sacra rota romana nel tempio di San Giovanni dei Fiorentini il 23 marzo 1870 in occasione dei solenni funerali celebrati per surrragare l'anima di Leopoldo Secondo gia Granduca di Toscana
Alessandro del Magno
1870Italian
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Elogio storico del P. Abate D. Ottavio Fraja Frangipane prefetto dell' Archivio di Monte Cassino
Carlo Maria de Vera
1844Italian
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Kukcho sok oryeui
Tok-su Yi
1744Korean
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La religion nationale des Tartares orientaux
Charles de Harlez, Charles Joseph de Harlez, emperor of China Ch'ien Lung
1887French
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Les magn©♭tiseurs jug©♭s par euxm©®mes
G. Mabru
1858French
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Les noms divins
Leonardus Lessius, Marcel Bouix
1882French