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 New-York spelling-book, or, Fourth book
Samuel Wood & Sons
1822
The Noah's Ark alphabet
Walter Crane
1871
The Old oak chest, or, A book a great treasure
William Roberts
1861
The Old shepherd
Bertall
1870
The Pet of the family
W. H. Shelton
1896
The Pet squirrel, and other stories
Mary Barber
1857
The Philosophy of heathenism.
1847
The Pictorial museum of sport and adventure
E. Whimper
1880
The Picture alphabet, for little children
Alexander Anderson
1816
The Picture pleasure book
Harrison Weir
1855
The Picture scrap book, or, Happy hours at home
Blanchard
1883
The Pleasant history of Reynard the Fox
Thomas Roscoe, Alfred Thomas Elwes, John Jellicoe
1873
The Practical farrier, or, Full instructions for country gentlemen, farmers, graziers, farriers, carriers, sportsmen, &c.
1737
The Prize for youthful obedience
Jacob Johnson
1807
The Raccoon, and other stories for boys and girls
T. S Arthur
1880
The Redfords
George Mrs Cupples
1886
The Reindeer and other animals useful to man, considered with reference to civilization and the arts
Fernando Edwards Worcester
1852
The Revelation of God & his glory
1665
The Robin
Sidney Babcock
1836
The Rushbearing
Alonzo Hartwell
1831
The Russian review, and other stories
William Dickes
1879
The Rusty needle
American Sunday-School Union. Committee of Publication
1869
The Sabbath school annual
M. H. Adams
1847
The Smoke and the kite
Elijah Whymper
1858