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
常變縑要
朴可幢
1893Korean
弁服釋例
任大椿
1796Chinese
徳川盛世錄
市岡正一
1889Japanese
德行教範
Pyŏng-sŏk Min
1892Korean
思陵典禮紀
Chengze Sun
1824Chinese
文公家禮儀節
Jun Qiu
1490Chinese
文廟丁祭譜
藍鍾瑞
1845Chinese
文廟禮樂摘要
葉伯英
1885Chinese
文昌化書
劉以修, 徐鍾震
1507Chinese
昆蟲草木略
鄭夾漈
1785Chinese
明齋先生疑禮問解
Chŭng Yun
1780Korean
東湖遺稿
尹滋學
1899Korean
梅山 先生 禮說
洪直弼
1893Korean
檀弓
Fang-tê Hsieh
1747Japanese
檀弓訂誤
Qiling Mao
1848Chinese
欽定吏部則例
China. 吏部
1828Chinese
欽定禮部則例
特登額
1844Chinese
毛詩品物圖攷
岡元鳳
1785Chinese
毛詩禮徵
包世榮, Puban Collection
1827Chinese
毛詩草木鳥獸蟲魚疏
陸璣, Ji Lu, 毛晉, 宋祁, 陳絳
1791Chinese
求古錄禮說
金鶚, Puban Collection
1888Chinese
獨斷
Yong Cai
1465Chinese
疑禮問解
金長生
1646Korean
皇朝禮器圖式
允禄, 蔣溥
1759Chinese