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
Fred Bradford's debt
Joanna H. Mathews
1882
Friendly hints
John Doncaster
1854
Friends in feathers and fur, and other neighbors
James Johonnot, American Book Company
1884
Friends in fur and feathers
Harriet Mann Miller
1869
Friendship of animals
Edith Carrington
1896
Friskie, the pony, or, Do no harm to harmless animals
Jacob Abbott
1863
Frolic and fun for daughter and son
Isabel Allardyce
1897
From hand to hand, or, The adventures of a Jubilee sixpence
C. J. Hamilton
1896
Frölich's picture book
P.-J Stahl
1868
Funny zoological A B C
M. Morris
1873
Gems for boys and girls
John Menzies
1850
Gems of poetry
Rufus Merrill
1840
George's visit to the farm
Joshua Merrill
1856
Georgy King and his three little pets
E. M. Bruce
1863
Giddy Gertrude
Goold Brown
1828
Girls' book of treasures
Emily Huntington Miller, Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards, Malcolm Douglas, Mary E. Burt, O. Mrs Howard
1893
Gladys, or, The sisters charge
E. O'Byrne
1891
Glimpses into petland
J. G. Wood
1863
Gockel and scratchfoot, or, The adventures of two chickens
Clemens Brentano
1882
God destroys human hopes
Richard Jr Osburn
1856
God give you joy
1691
God is love
E. B. Pusey
1844
God's earth, or, Well worth
Sarah Geraldina Stock
1894
God's strange and terrible judgment in Oxford-shire
1677