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
Het begin des evangelies van Jezus Christus des Zoons Gods, naar het woord der profetie
Bähler, Christiaan Daniel Louis
1857Dutch
Historische Enthüllungen über die geheimen Wissenschaften aller Zeiten und aller Völker
J. C. Colquhoun
1853German
Hoch-deutsches lutherisches Abc- und Namen-Büchlein für Kinder
1852German
I.C.H. Sendschreiben an den Herrn D. Just Martin Gläsener ...
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas. Instituto de Ciências Humanas
1745German
Il Libro dei funerali degli antichi Egiziani
1881Italian
In rechter grüntlicher brüderlicher vnd christenlicher Liebe Got den Allmechtig[e]n in der Ewygkayt recht zů erkennen vnd in für alle Creaturen im Himel vnd auff Erden Lieb zü haben im zů vertrauen in in zü hoffen an im nit zů zweifeln zů im sich diemütigen vnd erken[n]en vn[d] gentzlich im allain zu glauben nach laut der göttlichen hayligen Geschrifft
1525German
Incipit liber beati Hieronimi de essencia diuinitatis.
Jerome
1470Latin
Ioannis MeursI Graecia feriata
Johannes van Meurs
1619Latin
Joh. Alphonsus Borellus ... De vi percussionis
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli
1686Latin
Joh. Baptistæ Casalii Romani De profanis et sacris veteribus ritibus, opus tripartitum
Johannes Caselius
1681Latin
Kurzgefasstes Arzney-Büchlein, für Menschen und Vieh, darinnen CXXX auserlesene Recepten
1797German
La Question de Dieu.
1888French
La Vie à la campagne
1861French
La nature & diversité des poissons
Pierre Belon
1555FRM
Le Cérémonial officiel
1868French
Le Parfait bouvier, trésor du laboureur
1858French
Le grant triumphe des obseques & faictz funeraulx de l'imperatrice faict a Paris le. vij. de juing M.D.xxxix
1539French
Les Tas de Pierres Sacrés, et Quelques Pratiques Connexes dans le Sud du Maroc
Edmond Doutté
1903French
Les singeries humaines
1750French
Les voix des anciens aux hommes du XIXe siècle, ou, Lisez le livre
1835French
Lettre d'un docteur de l'ordre de s. dominique sur les ceremonies de la chine, au r.p. le Comte de la compagnie de jesus, confesseur de madame la duchesse de Bourgogne
1700French
Logicæ libri qvinque
Richard Crakanthorpe
1677Latin
Marpe la-nefesh
1753Hebrew
Merckwürdige Solennitäten
1733German