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 Four little wise ones
1853
The Four sisters
1813
The Girl and her pets and other stories
1800
The Grafted trees, or, The two natures
1859
The Grassy knoll
1850
The Hare, or, Hunting incompatible with humanity
1802
The History of Tommy Trip, and his dog Jowler, and of birds and beasts
1815
The History of a goldfinch
1807
The History of tame beasts
1833
The Indian chief and the little white boy
1855
The Legend of the land of flies, and the gift bearers
1862
The Little basket-maker
1854
The Little one's picture book
1887
The Little trinket
1815
The Man and the snake
1819
The Man of iron
1855
The Merry wheelers
1899
The Natural history of quadrupeds
1852
The Pet lamb and other stories for our little friends
1865
The Picture book of wild animals
1870
The Royal fabulist
1811
The Snow storm
1858
The Story book of wonders in nature and art
1859
The Swallow and the skylark
1885