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
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Ragguaglio delle solenni eseqvie fatte celebrare in Roma nella Basilica di S. Clemente alla Sacra Real Maestà di Federigo Augusto re di Polonia dall'em̃o e rm̃o signor cardinale Annibale Albani, protettore di quel regno
Annibale Albani
1733Italian
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Refinement Of Character Tahdhīb Al Akhlāq
Ibn Miskawayh
1899Arabic
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Relacion de las exequias hechas en Roma a la magestad catolica del rey nuestro señor don Phelipe V
Troiano Acquaviva d'Aragona, Josephus Barba Guzman, Ferdinando Fuga, Marco Antonio Marcolini
1746Latin
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Ritual and belief
Edwin Sidney Hartland
1914
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Round-about rambles in lands of fact and fancy
Frank R. Stockton
1872
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Tales out of school
Frank R. Stockton
1875
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The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites
Dudley Wright
1919
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The Pilgrim's Progress
John Bunyan
1678
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The Secret of the Totem
Andrew Lang
1905
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The Translation Of Karl Marx's Capital Капитал Критика Политической Экономии Перевод Е. А. Гурвич, Л. М. Зака P. B. Struve Editor
Karl Marx_Translators: E.A. Gurvich and L.M. Zak Editor: Peter Struve
1899Russian
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The gods of Mexico
Lewis Spence
1923
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Traur-Rede
Hector Gottfried Masius
1709Danish
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Umständliche Beschreibung der Hannöverischen Freuden-Bezeugungen an dem hohen Crönungs-Tage Ihrer Königl. Königl. Maj. Maj. Georgs des Andern Königs von Gross-Britannien, Franckreich und Jrrland &c. &c. und Carolinen Wilhelminen Königin von Gross-Britannien &c. im Jahr 1727. den 11/21. Octobr
Brühl, Johann Benjamin, 1691-1763, engraver, Ludwig Wilhelm Busch, Förster, Nikolaus, 1656-1732, publisher, Johann Anton Klyher, Krügner, Johann Gottfried, approximately 1684-1769, engraver, Johann Georg Schmidt, Gabriel Uhlich
1728German
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Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula
Nathaniel Bright Emerson
1909
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Wonder Book
Nathaniel Hawthorne
1800
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[Tovar Codex]
Juan de Tovar
1582NAH
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Капитал Критика Политической Экономии 1899 Е. А. Гурвич И Л. М. Зака Под Ред. П. Б. Струве The Translation Of Karl Marx's Capital
Karl Marx_Translators: E.A. Gurvich and L.M. Zak Editor: Peter Struve
1899Russian
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Капитал Критика Политической Экономии Перевод Е. А. Гурвич, Л. М. Зака Ред. П. Б. Струве The Translation Of Karl Marx's Capital
Karl Marx_Translators: E.A. Gurvich and L.M. Zak Editor: Peter Struve
1899Russian
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Funerale della signora Sitti Maani Gioerida della Valle. Celebrato in Roma l'anno 1627
Accademia degli Humoristi, Pietro Della Valle, Girolamo Rocchi
1627Italian
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Indo-Aryan Deities and Worship: As Contained in the Vedas
Edward Moor
1823
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The Night of the Gods: An Inquiry into Cosmic and Religious Symbolism
Charles H. Hinton
1893
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Commencement Exercises of Centenary College of Louisiana
Centenary College of Louisiana
1847
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L. Fenestellae De magistratibus sacerdotijsq[ue] Romanoru[m] libellus, iamprimum nitori restitutus
Lucius Fenestella
1523Latin
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The snake-dance of the Moquis of Arizona
John Gregory Bourke
1884