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
Little Marrian
Barbauld Mrs
1844
Little Neddie's menagerie
R. Mrs Lee
1884
Little Peterkin Vandike
Charles Stuart Pratt
1896
Little Red Riding-Hood picture book
Harrison Weir
1865
Little Rosy's picture book
P.-J Stahl
1870
Little Rosy's travels, or, Country scenes in the south of France
Lorenz Frølich
1867
Little Susy's little servants
Elizabeth Prentiss
1856
Little and wise
J. C. Ryle
1853
Little animals described for little people
Harrison Weir
1867
Little boys and girls a b c.
Inc McLoughlin Bros
1884
Little boys' and girls' own primer
pseud Teachem Mrs.
1856
Little helps for our little ones, or, Reading a pleasure, not a task
Mary Elizabeth Southwell Dudley Leathley
1871
Little ladders to learning
George Routledge and Sons
1867
Little peace
L. Valentine
1870
Little poems for little folks
Smith and Peck
1844
Little poems, for little readers
Ann Taylor, Jane Taylor
1814
Little poems, from the German
Taggard Brown
1856
Little red people
Therese O. Deming
1899
Little robins in the nest
Madeline Leslie
1860
Little robins in trouble
Madeline Leslie
1860
Little robins learning to fly
Madeline Leslie
1860
Little robins' friends
Madeline Leslie
1860
Little robins' love one to another
Madeline Leslie
1860
Little stories for little people
Lee and Shepard
1862