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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Dissertatio theologica, de cinerum in sacris usu [microform]
Friedrich Lebrecht Goetze, Johann Schmidt
1722Latin
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Ioannis Dallæi Adversus Latinorum de cultus religiosi obiecto traditionem, disputatio
Daillé, Jean
1664Latin
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La fenice Gusmana, con vn' compendioso racconto della morte dell'eccellentissimo sig. d. Gaspar de Haro y Gusman, marchese del Carpio, vicerè e capitan generale di questa fedelissima città di Napoli e suo regno
Francesco Benzi, Giovanni Andrea de Vivo
1687Italian
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Nel solenne ingresso del reverendissimo signore d. Cristoforo Polonia alla parrocchiale chiesa di Cavazzo
Domenico Sabbadini, Liberale Vendrame
1818Italian
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Oeuvres de Saint Denys l'Aréopagite. Tr. du grec en français avec prolégomènes, manchettes, notes, table analytique et alphábetique, table détaillée des matières, par l'abbé J. Dulac
the Areopagite Dionysius
1865French
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The Grihya-sutras rules of Vedic domestic ceremonies
1892
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The History of The Roman Republic (1841)
Brother Elias
1841
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The beginnings of history according to the Bible and the traditions of Oriental peoples. From the creation of man to the deluge
Lenormant, François
1883
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A Son of the Gods, and A Horseman in the Sky
Ambrose Bierce
Date unknown
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A mission to Gelele, King of Dahome, Vol. 1 (of 2)
Richard Francis Burton
Date unknown
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A mission to Gelele, King of Dahome, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Richard Francis Burton
Date unknown
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And the Gods Laughed
Fredric Brown, Ronald Clyne
Date unknown
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Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01: The Old Pagan Civilizations
John Lord
Date unknown
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Beasts, men and gods
Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Lewis Stanton Palen
Date unknown
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Beware the Star Gods
Stuart James Byrne, Willis E. Terry
Date unknown
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Bible Studies: Essays on Phallic Worship and Other Curious Rites and Customs
Joseph Mazzini Wheeler
Date unknown
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CAF - Indiana counties - Parke County Courthouse
VCPL Special Collections department
1882
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Coming of the Gods
Chester Whitehorn
Date unknown
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Coronation Rites
Reginald Maxwell Woolley, James Herbert Srawley, Henry Barclay Swete
Date unknown
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De Amicitia, Scipio's Dream
Marcus Tullius Cicero, Andrew Andrew Preston Peabody
Date unknown
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De Mario Victorino philosopho Christiano
Gustav Koffmane
1880Latin
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Dealings with the Dead, Volume 1 (of 2)
Lucius Lucius Manlius Sargent
Date unknown
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Dealings with the Dead, Volume 2 (of 2)
Lucius Lucius Manlius Sargent
Date unknown
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Descrizione del mausoleo e iscrizioni funebri per l'esequie del conte Massimiliano Giuseppe Stampa, Marchese di Soncino
Chiesa di S. Giorgio al Palazzo
1835Italian