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 rational brutes, or, Talking animals
M. Pelham
1803
The rational dame
Ellenor Fenn
1796
The rational dame, or, Hints towards supplying prattle for children
Ellenor Fenn
1821
The rational dame, or, Hints towards supplying prattle for children, by a familiar acquaintance with the animal creation
Ellenor Fenn
1825
The raven's feather, or, Divine providence illustrated
Christian Gottlob Barth
1865
The religious ceremonies and customs of the several nations of the known world
1731
The robin's Christmas Eve
C. E. Bowen
1865
The robins' nest
Madeline Leslie
1860
The robins, or, Domestic life among the birds
Sarah Trimmer
1845
The robins, or, Fabulous histories
Sarah Trimmer
1827
The rose
Mary Hughs
1856
The rose
Mary Aunt
1856
The rose bush, or, Stories in verse
Elizabeth Turner
1824
The saints legacies: or, A collection of certaine promises out of the word of God
1633
The scholar's book of beasts in short words
Crompton Miss
1858
The scholar's book of birds, fishes, insects, etc
Crompton Miss
1858
The scrap-book
William Fields
1860
The sea-side lesson book
H. G. Adams
1856
The second little pet book
Fanny Aunt
1863
The sergeant and his pipe, Disobedience and A lesson of mercy
César Malan
1852
The seven little sisters
Jane Andrews
1894
The shepherdess of Daisy Dell
Phillip Findlay
1869
The silver cup
Clara F. Guernsey
1865
The song without words
Elizabeth Rundle Charles
1856