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
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A Second Series of the Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians, Including Their Religion
John Gardner Wilkinson
1841
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A Second Series of the Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians: Including Their Religion
Sir John Gardner Wilkinson Gardner Wilkinson
1841
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A Sketch of Ancient Philosophy from Thales to Cicero
Joseph Bickersteth Mayor
1889
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A brief commentarie or exposition upon the prophecy of Obadiah, together with usefull notes
Edward Marbury
1649
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A brief exposition of the whole book of Canticles, or Song of Solomon
John Cotton
1648
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A brief exposition of the whole book of Canticles, or Song of Solomon: Lively Describing the
John Cotton
1642
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A briefe exposition of the Lords prayer: Wherein the Meaning of the Words is Laid Open to the
Thomas Hooker
1645
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A dissertation on the ruins, or revolutions of empires; being a critical examination and
William Anthony Hails R J. Rowe
1832
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A holy life, the beauty of Christianity: or, An exhortation to Christians to be holy
John Bunyan
1684
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A lecture to children and youth on the history and character of heathen idolatry
William Brodie Gurney
1848
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A necessary apology for the baptized believers: wherein they are vindicated from the accusations
William Eratt Joseph Hooke
1701
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A philosophical dictionary, from the Fr. [by J.G. Gurton]
Voltaire
1824
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A record of the pyramids: a drama
John Edmund Reade
1842
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A sheaf of verse
Henry Gay Hewlett
1877
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A strange world, by the author of 'Lady Audley's secret'
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
1875
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A translation of the first seven books of the Odyssey of Homer [by C, Lloyd. With MS. corrections]
Homerus
1810
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Account of the Writings, Religion, and Manners, of the Hindoos:: Including
William Ward
1811
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Acta canonizationis S. Petri de Alcantara et S. Mariae Magdalenae de Pazzis
Domenico Cappello, Fabio di Falco, Francesco Maria Febei
1669Latin
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Agamemnon [tr. into Engl. verse by E. Fitzgerald. With MS. corrections by
Aeschylus
1876
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An Olympic romance, entitled The whim of the brain; or, The force of imagination
George Weguelin
1830
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An exposition of the mysteries or religious dogmas and customs of the ancient Egyptians
John Fellows
1835
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Anabaptism routed: or, A survey of the controverted points. Together with a particular answer to
John Reading
1655
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Ancient Fragments of the Phoenician, ChaldÆan, Egyptian, Tyrian, Carthaginian, Indian, Persian
Cory Ptolemy
1832
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Antony and Cleopatra
William Shakespeare
1898