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
The origins of the Mithraic mysteries
David Ulansey
1989
Aleister Crowley's Illustrated Goetia
Lon Milo Duquette
1992
Death in Ecstasy (Roderick Alleyn #4)
Ngaio Marsh
1936
Origins Of Modern Witchcraft
Ann Moura
2000
The Cult of the Goddess Pattini
Gananath Obeyesekere
1984
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Buccolica
Publio Fausto Andrelini
1518Latin
- Read free
Bucolica Fausti
Publio Fausto Andrelini
1500Latin
- Read free
Fides ecclesiae orientalis, seu Gabrielis [Severi], metropolitae philadelphiensis, opuscula, nunc primum de Graecis conversa ; cum notis uberioribus, quibus nationum orientalium persuasio maxime de rebus eucharisticis, ex libris praesertim manuscriptis, vel nondum Latio donatis, illustratur ; adversus Claudii, Calviniani ritus Carentone ministri, responsum, ad perpetuitatem fidei ecclesiae catholicae... a clarissimo Arnaldo... defensam ; opera et studio Richardi Simonis,... His accesserunt epistolae duae ad Joannem Morinum, quarum una est Leonis Allatii, Abrahami Echellensis, Maronitae, altera
Gabriel Sévère
1686Latin
Flush
Virginia Woolf, Eileen Atkins, Katyuli Lloyd, Jose KING, Jordi Fernando, Rafael Vázquez Zamora
1694
Hoodoo Mysteries
Ray Malbrough
2003
Knowing God
J. I. Packer
1973
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Rituale romanum
Église catholique
1816Latin
The Complete Idiot's Guide(R) to Paganism
Carl McColman
2002
Weekend That Changed the World
Peter Walker
1999
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English Translation of The 900 Theses
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Source Library, Google Gemini
2026
Reading neoplatonism
Sara Ahbel-Rappe, Sara Rappe
1999
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Rituale Parisiense, ad Romani formam expressum, Authoritate Joannis Francisci de Gondy, Parisiensis Archiepisc. Editum
Église catholique
1646
The Ragamuffin Gospel
Brennan Manning
1990
The Roman Cult of Mithras
Manfred Clauss
2000
A history of God
Karen Armstrong
1993
Acupuncture without needles
J. V. Cerney
1974
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Claudii Ptolemaei... Geographicae enarrationis libri octo, ex Bilibaldi Pirckeymberi tralatione, sed ad graeca & prisca exemplaria a Michaële Villanovano [seu Servet] secundo recogniti, et locis innumeris denuo castigati. Adjecta insuper ab eodem scholia, quibus & difficilis ille primus liber nunc primum explicatur, & exoleta urbium nomina ad nostri seculi morem exponuntur, quinquaginta illae quoque cum veterum tum recentium tabulae adnectuntur, variique incolentium ritus & mores explicantur. Accedit Index locupletissimus hactenus non visus. Reliure
Claude Ptolémée
1541Latin
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Rituale Romanum Pauli V. Pont. Max. jussu editum. Cura & diligentia Reverendissimi D. D. Guillelmi Episcopi Macloviensis
Église catholique
1617Latin
Scivias
Hildegard Saint, Hildegard von Bingen, Walburga Storch, Mother Columba Hart, Jane Bishop, Barbara Newman
1628