Home›Charms›Practice Status›In active religious useBrowse ByIn active religious useThis page groups sacred objects by whether veneration of them continues today. Wikipedia notes that Santiago de Compostela "remains a significant pilgrimage site, with around 200,000 pilgrims, both secular and Christian, completing the numerous pilgrimage routes to the cathedral in 2012 alone." Browsing this way lets a visitor tell an object still actively venerated apart from one preserved only as a historical curiosity.FactsIn active religious useSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSacred Objects & Ritual Items 1In active religious useFilter Results4 entriesCategory of Sacred ObjectAllCharm (2)TraditionAllAncient Egyptian Religion (1)Christianity (1)Hermeticism (1)Islam (2)Judaism (2)Shinto (2)MaterialAllCloth (brocade) enclosing a paper or wood slip (1)metal (1)Metal, parchment, stone (1)Metal, stone, faience, cloth, paper (1)paper (1)textile (1)wood (1)ConsecrationAllConsecrated in a rite before use (2)Not consecrated; an instrument, not a consecrated object (1)Sanctified by the text it carries, not by a rite (1)Who May Handle ItAllAnyone; it is offered to the public (2)The household that keeps it (1)Trained or authorised specialists only (1)Originated InAllJapan (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 4AmuletIn active religious useOfudaIn active religious useOmamoriIn active religious useTalismanIn active religious useSources1. 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.