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
Versuche über das Vermögen der Pflanzen und Theiere
D. L. Crell, Johann Heinrich Kühnlin
1778German
Versuche über die Wirkungen des Baryts, Strontians, Chroms, Molybdäns, Wolframs, Tellurs, Titans, Osmiums, Platins, Iridiums, Rhodiums, Palladiums, Nickels, Kobalts, Urans, Ceriums, Eisens und Mangans auf den thierischen Organismus
Christian Gottlob Gmelin
1824German
Versuche über die chemische Nachweisbarkeit des Curarins in thierischen Flüssigkeiten und Geweben
Carl Koch
1870German
Vetera analecta
Jean Mabillon
1723Latin
Vetvstissimæ tabvlae Aeneae sacris Ægyptiorum simulachris cœlatæ accurata explicatio
Lorenzo Pignoria
1605Latin
Vidua Christiana
Desiderius Erasmus
1529Latin
Vie et office de Saint Jacques le majeur, apostre
Catholic Church
1750French
Viehseuchen-Gesetze
B. Beyer
1886German
Vier hundert Wahl-Sprüche vnd Sinnen-Bilder
Joachim Camerarius
1671German
Vindiciae gratiae, potestatis, ac providentiae Dei
William Twisse
1632Latin
Vindiciæ gratiæ, potestatis, ac providentiæ Dei
William Twisse
1632Latin
Viri clarissimi Stephani Le Moyne, dum viveret, S.S. Theol. Doct. ejusdemque facultatis, in Academia Lugd. Ba. Professoris
Stephanus Le Moyne
1700Hebrew
Vlyssis Aldrouandi patricij Bononiensis Monstrorum historia
Ulisse Aldrovandi
1658Latin
Vlyssis Aldrouandi philosophi et medici Bononiensis De piscibus libri V ; et De cetis lib[er] vnus
Ulisse Aldrovandi
1661Latin
Vna essortatione al timor di Dio
Iacopo Aconcio
1579Italian
Vom Reich Gottes
Johann Heinrich Bernhard Dräseke
1830German
Vom SchemHamphoras
Martin Luther
1544German
Von Clarhayt vnd Gewüsse, oder, Vnbetrogliche des Worts Gottes
Ulrich Zwingli
1522German
Von Clarheit vnnd gewüsse oder vnbetrogliche des worts gottes
Ulrich Zwingli
1522German
Von Plotin zu Goethe
Karl Paul Hasse
1909German
Von Schem Hamphoras
Martin Luther
1543German
Von Volkom[m]enheit vnd Frucht des Leydens Christi
Urbanus Rhegius
1526German
Von Vollkomenhait vnd Frucht des Leidens Christi
Urbanus Rhegius
1525German
Von Vollkommenheit und Frucht des Leidens Christi
Urbanus Rhegius
1526German