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
Der Durch die Schul-Kinder vermittelte Mittler-Streit
1746German
Der Einfluss Giordano Brunos auf den Dänisch-Deutschen Romantiker A. W. Schack von Staffeldt
Johannes Precht
1916German
Des Evangelischen Ministerii der Stadt Hildesheim vorläuffiger, jedoch wahrhafter und ausführlicher Bericht von der Unruhe
1746German
Description des funérailles des japonais
1800French
Dictionnaire universel historique et critique des moeurs ...
1772French
Die Wege und Werke Gottes in der Seele oder: Wie Gott den armen Sünder überzeuge, neu gebähre, erleuchte, heilige und endlich herrlich mache
1792German
Die römischen Feste
Ruggiero Bonghi
1891German
Domenici Vandelli ... Dissertationes tres
Domenico Vandelli
1758Latin
Edut be-Yaʻakov
1848German
Een profitelijck en[de] troostelick boecxken vanden gheloove ende hoope ...
1540Dutch
Ehon shoshin hashiradate
1794Japanese
Ein Gebet zu Gott
1546German
Excerpta quædam e libro theologi eximii, Thomaæ Jacksoni, toū makaritoū
Thomas Jackson
1672Latin
Fem swar på kongl. patriotiska sällskapets fråga
1794Swedish
Flore de l'arrondissement de Furnes et d'une partie de celui d'Ypres, avec description géologique, accompagnée d'une liste zoologique et détails sur quelques animaux et insectes de ce pays
1856French
Francisci Collii Collegii Ambrosiani doctoris De animabus paganorum libri quinque
Francesco Collius
1737Latin
Fêtes et cérémonies à l'occasion de la naissance et du baptême de son Altesse le Prince Impérial
1860French
Gensho no taiyōshin to koyūreki
Teiji Yoshimura
1984Japanese
Gods verborgen omgang (Mystiek), of Openbaringen, gezichten, droomen, ingevingen, (mysticisme)
Willem Frederik Carel van Helsdingen
1935Dutch
Gulielmi Rondeletii ... Libri de piscibus marinis, in quibus verae piscium effigies expressae sunt
Guillaume Rondelet
1554Latin
Hab Gott lieb vnnd diene jm allein
1522German
Hanhagat ha-ḥ. k.
1893Hebrew
Hegels Gotteslehre und gottesfurcht
1843German
Herr Otto Hartmann in Cöln und sein Kampf gegen die Schlachtweise der Israeliten
1889German