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 circle of blessing
Margaret Gatty
1868
The cock of the walk
Thomas Miller
1871
The coming of the King
Florence M. S. Scott
1898
The complete grazier : or, gentleman and farmer's directory.
1776
The cows in the water
Thomas Miller
1869
The cowslip, or, More cautionary stories
Elizabeth Turner
1811
The cowslip, or, More cautionary stories, in verse
Turner Mrs
1851
The death & burial of Cock Robin
G.J. Loomis & Co
1822
The deer
Madeline Leslie
1864
The desert of ice
זשול ווערן, Adolphe François Pannemaker, Édouard Riou, Porter & Coates, James R. Osgood and Company
1874
The desert of ice, or, The further adventures of Captain Hatteras
Jules Verne
1874
The discontented weathercock
M. Jones
1877
The diverting historie of Renard the fox
George Frederick Pardon
1850
The dog Gip, and other stories
T. R. Dawley
1863
The dove's nest, and Benny Averet
E. L. Llewellyn
1866
The dove, and other stories
Harrison Weir
1867
The dumpies
Albert Bigelow Paine
1897
The dwellers in our gardens
Sara Wood
1875
The elephant
Madeline Leslie
1864
The errand-boy
Mary Martha Sherwood
1821
The fables of Aesop and others, translated into human nature
Charles H. Bennett
1875
The faithful dogs
Charlotte Elizabeth
1858
The faithful hound
Thomas Lady
1863
The farmer's receipt book and pocket farrier
1831