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
Jidu jiao dui dang qian Taiwan zu xian chong bai zhi tan tao
Qingshui Chen
1985Chinese
Jingi shūi
Kanemitsu Urabe
1711Japanese
Jinzū
Mamoru Dōya
1895Japanese
Jo. Andreae Quenstedii ... Antiquitates biblicae et ecclesiasticae
Johann Andreas Quenstedt
1699Latin
Jo. Gothofr. Lakemacheri Gr. et Orient. Lingu. Prof. Ord. Antiquitates Graecorum sacrae
Johann Gottfried Lakemacher, Christ. Fried Weygand
1734Latin
Joachimi Camerarii medici v. cl. Symbolorum et emblematum centuriae tres. I. Ex herbis et stirpibus. II. Ex animalibus quadrupedibus. III. Ex volatilibus et insectis
Joachim Camerarius
1605Latin
Joann. Bapt. Bohadsch, Philos. et Med. Doctoris ... De quibusdam animalibus marinis
Jan Křtitel Boháč
1761Latin
Joannis Crellii Franci Twee boeken van den Eenen God den Vader
Johann Crell
1668Dutch
Joannis Guilielmi Stuckii ... Operum
Johann Wilhelm Stuck
1695Latin
Joannis Seldeni I.C. De dIs Syris syntagmata II
John Selden
1617Latin
Joannis Seldeni, J.C. De dIs Syris syntagmata II
John Selden
1662Latin
Joannis Strangii De voluntate & actionibus Dei circa peccatum libri quatuor ...
John Strang
1657Latin
Jobi Basteri ... Opuscula subseciva, observationes miscellaneas de animalculis et plantis
Job Baster
1759Latin
Jogaishōin
Ninnaji. Kaimyōji
1869Japanese
Joh. Alphonsi Borelli Neapolitani Matheseos Professoris, De motu animalium, pars prima [-secunda]
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli
1685Latin
Johan
Johann Kirchmann, Nicolas Rigault
1672Latin
Johan-Ottonis Taboris v.i.d. & p.p. Tractatus synoptici tres
Johann Otto Tabor, Friedrich Spoor
1646Latin
Johan. Kirchmanni Lubecensis De funeribus Romanorum, libri quatuor
Johann Kirchmann
1661Latin
Johann Daniel Scheffels Antwort auf eines catholischen Priesters, das ist, Frantz Wilhelm Roberti Avertissement an Herrn D. Johann Dieterich Winckler ...
Johann Daniel Scheffel
1745German
Johann Daniel Scheffels Widerlegung zweyer Schriften ...
Johann Daniel Scheffel
1745German
Johann Georg Palms Abhandelung von der Unschuld Gottes
Johann Georg Palm
1736German
Johannis Claubergii, SS. Theolog. & Philos. in Academ. Duisburg doct. & professoris, De cognitione Dei et nostri
Johann Clauberg
1685Latin
Johannis Nicolai Ilmâ Schvvartzb. Commentatio de ritu antiquo et hodierno bacchanaliorum
Johann Nicolai
1679Latin
Johannis Nicolai Tractatus de Graecorum luctu lugentiumque ritibus variis e Graecorum praecipue scriptis aliisque in usum rei literariae collectus et in lucem editus
Johann Nicolai
1697Latin