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
Our good children's picture gallery
Myles Birket Foster
1865
Our little girl's book
Stephen Uncle
1868
Our pets
A. F. Lydon
1870
Out and all about
Alexander H. Japp
1874
Out in the cold
Edith Carrington
1897
P.T. Barnum's circus, museum, and menagerie
P. T. Barnum
1888
Palmer Cox funny animals
Palmer Cox
1890
Papa's picture book of animals
Mary Elizabeth Southwell Dudley Leathley, Harrison Weir
1880
Parley's book of books
Samuel G. Goodrich
1850
Parley's book of quadrupeds
Samuel G. Goodrich
1858
Parley's book of quadrupeds for youth
Samuel G. Goodrich
1858
Patz and Putz
Friedrich Gerstäcker
1869
Peck's sunshine
George W. Peck
1882
Peeps at our pets
Ernest Nister
1895
Perseus the Gorgon slayer
W. J. Gordon
1883
Peter Parley's book of anecdotes
Samuel G. Goodrich
1853
Peter Parley's dictionary of the animal kingdom
Samuel G. Goodrich
1836
Peter Parley's juvenile tales
Samuel G. Goodrich
1851
Peter Parley's merry stories, or fact, fancy and fiction
Samuel G. Goodrich
1869
Peter Parley's tales about South America
Samuel G. Goodrich
1832
Peter Parley's tales about the bird's nest, and The little drummer
Samuel G. Goodrich
1835
Peter Parley's tales of animals
Samuel G. Goodrich
1836
Pets & playmates
Edric Vredenburg
1895
Pets and playfellows, or, Stories about cats and dogs
Surr Mrs, Harrison Weir
1885