Home›Ceremonial Sites and Objects›TraditionBrowse ByTraditionThis page groups sacred objects by the theological framework that explains why they matter. Wikipedia quotes Dom Bernardo Cignitti's account that "the mortal remains of the deceased are associated in some manner with the holiness of their souls which await reunion with their bodies in the resurrection." Browsing by tradition lets a visitor see the specific belief that gives an object its meaning.FactsTraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSacred Objects & Ritual Items 1TraditionFilter Results4 entriesBasis of the Membership FigureAllChurch-Reported Rolls (1)Independent Survey (1)Era of Decline End YearAll1600 (1)Era of Decline Start YearAll1521 (1)Membership Figure As OfAll2017-01-01 (1)2021-05-12 (1)Origin PeriodAllPrehistoric (1)Origin Period End YearAll1428 (1)1800 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll1325 (1)1700 (1)Practice StatusAllDiscontinued as a state religion (1)Living, and practised in varied local forms (1)Partly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (1)Status TodayAllHistorical; not practised continuously (1)Living tradition, practised today (3)Supreme BeingAllThe Great Spirit (Creator) (1)Wakan Tanka (the Great Spirit) (1)TheologyAllAncestor-centred (1)Animist: persons and powers in land, water and living things (1)Henotheistic: a supreme being above served lesser divinities (1)Polytheistic: many gods (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAztec ReligionTradition2 entriesHaitian VodouTradition1 entryLakota ReligionTradition1 entryNative American ReligionTradition1 entrySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.