Home›Constructs›TraditionBrowse ByTraditionThis page groups mythical creatures by the wider artistic and religious tradition that pictures them. Wikipedia notes that "in medieval art, animals, both real and mythical, played important roles." Browsing by tradition lets a visitor read every creature from one cultural tradition together.FactsLearn MoreTraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedBeings made rather than born, brought to life by formula or craft. Unlike most of the bestiary these are learned, textual creations with datable origins: the golem grows out of practical work on the Sefer Yetzirah's letter-combinations. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedMythical Creatures 1Learn MoreThe constructs This small group holds a construct, a being made rather than born, animated by craft or magic, such as the golem of Jewish legend, formed from clay and brought to life by sacred words. The browser will find the figure the atlas classes here. The entry describes its nature and the tradition that tells of it.TraditionFilter Results3 entriesAdherents Today MaximumAll14,800,000 (1)Adherents Today MinimumAll14,800,000 (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllIndependent Survey (1)National Census (1)Era of Decline End YearAll600 (1)1200 (1)Era of Decline Start YearAll300 (1)1000 (1)Era of Modern Revival End YearAll1471 (1)Era of Modern Revival Start YearAll1463 (1)Establishment StatusAllDeclared Not Established (1)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCustomary Norm (1)Membership Figure As OfAll2006-01-01 (1)2013-01-01 (1)2020-01-01 (1)2025-01-01 (1)Origin Period End YearAll400 BCE (1)300 (1)800 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll586 BCE (1)500 BCE (1)1 (1)Position on SexualityAllThe body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within it (1)Position on UsuryAllInterest is permitted but bound by ethical constraints against exploiting the poor (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)Standard Rate ExpectedAllTen percent. (1)Status TodayAllHistorical; not practised continuously (2)Living tradition, practised today (1)Revived or reconstructed in the modern era (1)TheologyAllEmanationist: reality proceeds from an ineffable One (1)Monistic: one ultimate reality behind all appearance (1)Monotheistic: one God (1)Polytheistic: many gods (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareHermeticismTradition1 entryJudaismTradition1 entryNorse PaganismTradition1 entrySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Major Trends in Jewish Mysticismtier 1Gershom Scholem, Schocken Books, 1961on the Hasidei Ashkenaz and the golem traditionView the SourceDivinity 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.