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 hare, or, Hunting incompatible with humanity
Benjamin Johnson
1802
The history of Black Giles
Hannah More
1807
The history of Little Goody Two-Shoes, or, Life of Margery Meanwell
Oliver Goldsmith, John Absolon
1850
The history of Prince Perrypets
Louisa Knatchbull-Hugessen
1872
The history of Ralph Raymond
Samuel G. Goodrich
1819
The history of Tommy Trip, and his dog Jowler, and of birds and beasts
John Newbery
1817
The history of a bit of bread
Jean Macé
1866
The history of a goldfinch
Benjamin Kite
1807
The history of a goldfinch
Mary Elliott
1805
The history of beasts
Bailey & Noyes
1860
The history of beasts
Samuel Wood & Sons
1816
The history of beasts
Sidney's Press
1824
The history of curious and wonderful beasts
Mahlon Day
1825
The history of curious and wonderful fish
Mahlon Day
1825
The history of domestic quadrupeds
1808
The history of fish
Samuel Wood & Sons
1816
The idle boy
George Pond Daniels
1838
The instructive alphabet
Samuel Wood & Sons
1822
The jungle, or, Child's book of wild animals
Justus Starr Redfield
1842
The king's lesson
Kate Laurance
1882
The lame rabbit
Cousin Lizzie
1855
The life and death of two young ladies, contrasted
A lady
1824
The life and perils of a little rabbit
M. Captain
1868
The life of a bear
S. Sir Eardley-Wilmot
1883