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
Era
Scales of points in use in U.S. for judging dairy breeds of cattle
1899
Segunda parte da relaçam da féra, que aparece nas visinhanças de Chaves
1760Portuguese
Serum treatment of swine plague and hog cholera
1899
Sheep scab
1898
Song Fuzhou ben li ji
1870Chinese
Special order modifying quarantine line for State of California
1899
Special order modifying quarantine line for State of California
1897
Special order modifying quarantine line for State of California (amendment to B.A.I. Order No. 24)
1899
Special order modifying quarantine line for State of California (supersedes and revokes B.A.I. Order No.9)
1898
Special order modifying quarantine line for State of North Carolina
1899
Special order modifying quarantine line for State of North Carolina
1897
Special order modifying quarantine line for State of Tennessee
1899
Special order modifying quarantine line for State of Tennessee
1897
Special order modifying quarantine line for State of Texas
1899
Special order modifying quarantine line for State of Texas
1897
Special order modifying quarantine line for State of Virginia
1897
Special order modifying quarantine line for State of Virginia
1899
Special order modifying quarantine line for Territory of Oklahoma
1899
Special order modifying quarantine line for Territory of Oklahoma
1897
Special order modifying quarantine line for Territory of Oklahoma (amendment)
1897
Special order placing Washita County, Oklahoma Territory, in quarantine (additional to B.A.I. Order No. 26)
1899
Special order placing certain counties in Tennessee in quarantine (amendment to order dated Feb. 10, 1897)
1897
Special order placing certain counties in Texas in quarantine
1897
Special order placing certain counties in Texas in quarantine (additional to B.A.I. Order No. 10)
1898