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
My pretty gift book
J. P. Nichols
1867
My primer
T. S Arthur
1877
Nancy and her canary bird, poor Cherry, or The careless little girl
J. Lamb
1830
Natural history
B. George Ulizio
1827
Natural history for little folks
Sidney Babcock
1835
Natural history in stories
Harrison Weir
1854
Natural history in stories for little children
M. S. C
1854
Natural history of animals
John Wilcox
1837
Natural history of animals
Lawrence Lovechild
1847
Natural history of birds
1808
Natural history of quadrupeds
H. & E. Phinney
1824
Natural history of quadrupeds, for children
Author of The decoy
1813
Natural history of the Holy Land and other places mentioned in the Bible
Lucy Barton
1855
Natural history of the animal kingdom with numerous plates
Edward Neale
1865
Natural history stories
Mary Botham Howitt
1875
Natural theology
William M.A Enfield
1821
Nelly Marlow in Washington
Laura D. Nichols
1886
Nelly and her friends
Josephine Franklin
1860
Neptune, or, The autobiography of a Newfoundland dog
E. Burrows
1890
Nevvs from St. John Street
1676
New illuminated alphabet
Rufus Merrill
1855
New, complete, and universal natural history of upwards of four hundred animals, including all the most remarkable quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles, and insects, in the known world
J Macloc
1815
Noah's ark
Phil Robinson
1882
Notice of remains of an animal resembling the Scandinavian Elk, recently discovered in the Isle of Man
1825