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 lion
Madeline Leslie
1864
The lions' grand ball
Dean & Son
1859
The little Esop
Aesop
1843
The little black hen
Susan Warner
1870
The little black people
Sister Mary Bonette
1858
The little boy's own book
Charles D. Mallary
1850
The little child's present
Munroe & Francis
1854
The little foundling
Harriet Myrtle
1867
The little gift book
Amerel
1851
The little gift book for good boys and girls
Amerel
1851
The little new neighbor
Mary D. Brine
1891
The little old portrait
Mary Louisa Molesworth
1884
The little teacher
Parent
1806
The little wanderers, or, The surprising history and miraculous adventures of two pretty orphans
Richard Johnson
1805
The little year book
Old Humphrey
1867
The looking-glass for the mind, or, Intellectual mirror
Arnaud Berquin
1819
The lost children
T. S Arthur
1867
The lost kitty
Madeline Leslie
1868
The magic mirror
T. F
1859
The magpie's nest
Robina F. Hardy
1889
The man with two shadows
Fanny Hooker
1869
The may-bee
Mary Martha Sherwood
1823
The mother's assistant, or, Infant school primer
Ellenor Fenn
1843
The natural history of animals
Jonathan Jr Grout
1845