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
The Close communion of the Baptists contrary to the word of God
1817
The Comic picture book
Palmer Cox
1898
The Conceited pig
Harrison Weir
1852
The Divine unity once more asserted, or, Some consideration tending to prove that God is but one single being and that the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ is he
1697
The Dove
Harrison Weir
1865
The Father's gift
Lovechild Mrs
1804
The Finding of Moses
Henry Hoyt
1866
The Fisherman's children, or, The sunbeam of Hardwick Cove
John D. Felter
1865
The Form of the proceeding to the funeral of Her late Majesty Queen Mary II of blessed memory
1695
The Foster brothers, or, Pleasing better than teasing
Mary S. Gerry
1868
The Four sisters
John Absolon
1862
The Friend of youth
Augustine Fagan
1813
The Golden ball
Lydia Maria Child
1864
The Happy children
George Swett Appleton
1850
The Happy hour, or, Holiday fancies and every-day facts for young people
Félix Jean Gauchard
1874
The Hare and the tortoise
Frederick John Skill
1880
The History of beasts
Catharine E. Pease
1818
The History of insects
Anna Laetitia Barbauld
1818
The History of insects
Barbauld Mrs
1813
The History of two horses and other fables
1811
The History of two horses, and other fables, in verse
William Charles
1811
The Illustrated alphabet of animals
Wm. Crosby and H.P. Nichols
1851
The Illustrated gift book
Charles H. Bennett
1868
The Indian chief and the little white boy
Lucy Lovechild
1855