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
An Alarm to judgement, or, An Assay to rouse up all of all sorts (before it be too late) to prepare to meet the Bridegroom
1678
An American dog abroad
Frank Pope Humphrey
1896
An American dog abroad, and the foreign dogs he met
Frank Pope Humphrey
1896
An Apology for God's worship and worshipers [sic]
1683
An account of the solemn funeral and interrment of the right honourable the Countess of Arran
1668
An alphabet of animals
Carton Moore-Park
1899
An alphabet of quadrupeds
Grambo & Co Lippincott
1852
An inauguration address
Herman Daggett
1819
An introduction to the loue of God. Accompted among the workes of S. Augustine, and set forth in his name, very profitable to moue all men to loue God for his benefits receaued
1574
An occasional discourse, concerning God's fore-knowledge, and man's free-agency
1687
Anecdotes of the habits and instinct of animals
R. Mrs Lee
1852
Anecdotes of the habits and instincts of animals
R. Mrs Lee
1861
Animal biography, or, A visit to the menagerie
Alexander Anderson, Sidney Babcock
1839
Animal land
Sybil Corbet
1897
Animal land where there are no people
Katherine Corbet
1897
Animal sagacity
S. C. Mrs Hall
1867
Animal stories
Harrison Weir
1894
Animal stories, old and new
Harrison Weir
1885
Animals
C. A. Johns
1877
Animals
W. Bryce
1890
Animals and birds
Vincent L. Dill
1867
Animals and their correspondences
William Henry Benade
1851
Animals and their young
Harland Coultas
1891
Annie and Willie, or, The history of a field
Josiah Wood Whymper
1854