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
Mikkyō to Kirisutokyō
1977Japanese
Mithraism and Christianity: A Study in Comparative Religion
Leonard Patterson
1921
Moyen pour détruire les taupes
1791French
Nan sheng gong yu lu
Zhangju Liang
1805Chinese
Nordische Gœtterlehre
1826
Nöthiger Unterricht für Herrn Franz Wilhelm Roberti ... in einem an denselben gestellten Sendscreiben ertheilet
1745German
Nāthalīlāmr̥taprārambhaḥ
1869MAR
Observations sur l'Ordre hospitalier de Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, dit en France de la Charité
1792French
Opferbräuche der Griechen
Paul Stengel
1910German
Order of service for the funeral of the lamented Chief Rabbi, Rev. Solomon Hirschel
1843Hebrew
Patronato de Santa Teresa de Jesus á favor de las Españas
1812Spanish
Per vn defonto cardinale vescouo, prete, e diacono
1750Italian
Physico-physiological researches in the dynamics of magnetism, electricity, heat, light crystallization, and chemism, in their relations to vital force
Karl Freiherr von Reichenbach
1853
Pisʹma o spasenīi mīra Synom Bozhīim
1839Russian
Polydoro Vergilio... De la origine e de gl'inventori de le leggi, costumi, scientie, arti, et di tutto quello che a l'humano uso conuiensi
Polydore Vergil
1543Italian
Pomposer Einzug ihro königl. Mayest. Josephi ... mit ihro Mayestätt Wilhelmina Amalia ...
1699German
Pratique solide de l'amour de Dieu
Étienne Binet
1842French
Procur, der hoch-bekümmerte Haus-Vater, angeredet und getröstet aus dem 6. Cap. Matth. von Nathan, seinem guten Freunde
1667German
Proevf eener natuurlyke historie van den mol
Clément de La Faille
1785Dutch
Qawāʻid i Baghdādī
1876Arabic
Qawāʻid i Baghdādī
1870Multiple languages
Qing dian zhang cheng
1893Chinese
Rakan kuyōshiki
1800Japanese
Rapport du rapport de MM. les commissaires nommés par le roi pour examiner la pratique de M. Deslon sur le magnétisme animal
1784French