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
The ABC of animals
1899
The ABC of animals and birds
1880
The Adventures of little bewildered Henry who was shut up in an old abbey for three weeks
1860
The Alphabet in verse
1812
The Attributes of God; an account of the Creation: and the story of Joseph and his brethren
1818
The Blackbird's nest
1818
The Book of books, for children
1801
The Book of one thousand tales and amusing adventures
1858
The Book of pictures
1811
The Boys' & girls' treasury, or, Pleasing instructor for all seasons
1861
The Butterfly's ball
1861
The Caves of the earth
1861
The Child's battledoor
1817
The Child's own picture and verse book
1859
The Child's picture book of domestic animals
1884
The Child's picture book of wild and domestic animals
1872
The Child's story book of animals
1867
The Children and the robin
1869
The Children of Blackberry Hollow
1863
The Columbian primer, or Ladder to learning
1816
The Eclectic elementary geography
1883
The Emigrants
1853
The Farm yard hunt
1882
The Favourite book of beasts, birds, and fishes
1895