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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Samuelis Petiti Variarum lectionum libri IIII, in quibus Ecclesiae utriusque foederis ritus moresque antiqui, sacri item ejusdem atque ecclesiastici scriptores illustrantur
Samuel Petit
1633Latin
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Scholastica declaratio sententiae et ritus ecclesiae de unica Magdalena, per Natalem Bedam, studii Parrhisiensis artium et theologiae magistrum, contra magistrorum Jacobi Fabri et Judoci Clichtovei contheologi scripta, per additionis modum ad ea quae prius per alios contra eosdem fuere deprompta. Anno domini 1519, mensis novemb. 25
Noël Béda
1519Latin
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Sintaxis Joannis Despauterii ,... in qua per quaestiones et narrationes, citra sophistarum nugas, distinctissime ac facilime poetarum et oratorum cultus digeruntur, recognitaque est ab authore suo, et per Badium repurgata, non sine regula cum glosa in carentia rectoris
Jean Despautère
1527Latin
The Convoluted Universe, Book Three
Dolores Cannon
2001
The Naked Ape
Desmond Morris
1772
The green man
John Matthews
2002
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Variarum libri duo. In quibus praeter veterum ritus, varii auctores, vel emendantur vel illustrantur
Jacques Durant de Chazelle
1582Latin
Job, a comedy of justice
Robert A. Heinlein
1795
Lord, Heal My Hurts
Kay Arthur
1984
The Gnostic Papers
John V. Panella
2002
The essential Plotinus
Plotinus
1964
The illustrated world's religions
Huston Smith
1994
The master idea
Raymond L. Bridgman
1899
Advanced candle magick
Raymond Buckland
1996
Finding God in Unexpected Places
Philip Yancey
1995
God on a Harley
Joan Brady, Elizabeth Neff Walker
1995
Spirit of the Ancestors
Susan Schuster-Campbell
2002
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Strange sects and curious cults
Marcus Bach
1961
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Tales from the totems of the Hidery
James Deans
1899
The Curse of Chalion
Lois McMaster Bujold
1991
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The Mysteries of Mithra
Franz Valery Marie Cumont, Franz Cumont
1903
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The mystery-schools
Grace F. Knoche
1940
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The philosophy of special providences
Andrew Jackson Davis, Andrew Jackson. Author Davis
1850
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The religion of the Chinese
J. J. M. de Groot
1910