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 Infant minstrel, or, Poetry for young minds
Amelia Eliza Sharp
1816
The Instructive alphabet
William Cowper
1818
The Instructor, or, Progressive lessons in general knowledge
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
1846
The Island, or, Learning without books
Robert S. Bross
1859
The Jungle, or, Child's book of wild animals
Kiggins & Kellogg
1856
The Juvenile trial, and, stories for children
Alexander Anderson
1819
The Kettle Club
Virginia W. Johnson
1866
The Kingdom of God, in its four stages
1816
The Large picture primer
Harrison Weir, William Small
1886
The Life and adventures of Chanticleer, the intelligent rooster
Louise Pollock
1862
The Little black hen
John D. Felter
1862
The Lobster's voyage to the Brazils
William Mulready
1808
The May flower
James M. Usher
1852
The Mischievous monkey
E. Burrows
1886
The Money boxes
Hatty Cousin
1854
The Monkey that would not kill
Henry Drummond
1898
The Monkey's trick
E. Veale
1897
The Mysteries
1955
The National pictorial primer; or The first book for children
Samuel Wallin
1844
The New York primer, or, Second book
Samuel Wood & Sons
1822
The New York primer; or Second book
Alexander Anderson
1829
The New yeares wonder
1643
The New-York preceptor; or, Third book
Samuel Wood & Sons
1822
The New-York primer: or, Second book
Samuel Wood
1811