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 Speaking picture book
E. E. Cummings
1893
The Speaking toybook
Juvenile Collection
1890
The Squirrels
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Committee of General Literature and Education
1862
The Story of Cecil and his dog, or, The reward of virtue
Howlands
1863
The Story of Reynard the Fox
Wilhelm von Kaulbach
1852
The Sunday-school prize
B. Bondi
1867
The Swan and her crew, or, The adventures of three young naturalists and sportsmen on the broads and rivers of Norfolk
G. Christopher Davies
1800
The Sweet-singers of Israel, or, The family of love
1678
The Swiss family Robinson, or, The adventures of a shipwrecked family on an uninhabited island near New Guinea
Johann David Wyss
1888
The Tail of a mouse
M. L. Stone
1868
The Triumph of truth
1829
The Triumph of truth
1832
The Village orphan
John Bouvier
1810
The Voyage of life, and other stories
Abel Bowen
1854
The War dance, no war whoop
1804
The War dance, no war whoop, no. 2
1804
The Western primer, or, Child's first lessons in spelling and reading
Alexander Anderson
1839
The White pony; The blind man; False honor, or Frederic Hanmore; The foundling; and A winter evening
Munroe & Francis
1824
The Young child's A B C, or, First book
Samuel Wood
1806
The Youth's sketch book
Giovanni Battista Cipriani
1849
The adventures of Captain Hatteras
Jules Verne
1870
The adventures of Mabel
Harry Thurston Peck
1897
The adventures of Mark Willis
George Mrs Cupples
1884
The adventures of Prince Hempseed and his little sister
Léon Gozlan
1847