Home›Divinatory Implements›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 Results10 entriesAdherents Today MaximumAll14,800,000 (1)Adherents Today MinimumAll14,800,000 (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllChurch-Reported Rolls (1)Independent Survey (2)Era of Decline End YearAll400 (1)529 (1)600 (1)1750 (1)1976 (1)Era of Decline Start YearAll300 (1)380 (2)1670 (1)1966 (1)Era of Modern Revival End YearAll1471 (1)2000 (1)Era of Modern Revival Start YearAll1463 (1)1990 (1)Establishment StatusAllDeclared Not Established (1)Disestablished (1)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCustomary Norm (3)Membership Figure As OfAll2013-01-01 (1)2016-01-01 (1)2016-12-31 (1)2018-01-01 (1)2020-01-01 (1)Origin Period End YearAll1046 BCE (1)700 BCE (1)500 BCE (1)400 BCE (1)300 (1)712 (1)800 (1)1848 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll1600 BCE (1)1400 BCE (1)750 BCE (1)586 BCE (1)300 BCE (1)1 (1)700 (1)1848 (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 (2)Living, and practised in varied local forms (3)Partly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (3)Standard Rate ExpectedAllTen percent. (1)Status TodayAllHistorical; not practised continuously (4)Living tradition, practised today (6)Revived or reconstructed in the modern era (2)TheologyAllAncestor-centred (2)Animist: persons and powers in land, water and living things (4)Emanationist: reality proceeds from an ineffable One (1)Henotheistic: a supreme being above served lesser divinities (2)Monistic: one ultimate reality behind all appearance (1)Monotheistic: one God (2)Polytheistic: many gods (5)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAncient Greek ReligionTradition1 entryChinese Folk ReligionTradition1 entryHermeticismTradition3 entriesJudaismTradition1 entryRoman ReligionTradition1 entrySámi ReligionTradition1 entryShintoTradition1 entrySpiritualismTradition1 entryTengrismTradition1 entryYorùbá Religion (Ifá)Tradition3 entriesSources1. 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.