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 boy who did his best
Peter Parley
1868
The boy's and girl's country book
Francis C. Woodworth
1852
The boy's own annual
William Martin
1861
The boy's own book of natural history
J. G. Wood
1871
The branch-builders and miscellanea
J. G. Wood
1887
The burial of the first born
Joseph Alden
1861
The camel
Madeline Leslie
1864
The canary bird
Alicia Catharine Mant, John Harris, Henry Bryer
1817
The cherry orchard
Maria Edgeworth
1820
The child's book of poetry
William Wordsworth
1851
The child's cabinet of beasts and birds
John Metcalf
1831
The child's country story book
Thomas Miller
1868
The child's natural history
A. L. Bond
1867
The child's own story book
Sidney Babcock
1837
The child's own story book, or, Tales and dialogues for the young
Jerram Mrs
1854
The child's picture book
Elias Irish Werden
1847
The child's picture gallery ...
George Emmons
1852
The child's story book
Amerel
1850
The child's teller
J. Stephens, Amelia Opie, Maria Edgeworth, John Aikin
1833
The child's treasury of knowledge and amusement, or, Reuben Ramble's picture lessons
Reuben Ramble
1856
The children's band, or, The trial of Paul's faith
Isabel Plunket
1890
The children's hour
Elizabeth Wister Stevenson
1864
The children's picture-book of useful knowledge
M. Jones
1862
The children's primer
Ellen M. Cyr
1894