Home›Ecstatic›TraditionBrowse ByTraditionThis page groups dances by whether their own religion still allows them. Wikipedia notes that dance's "connection with the human body and fertility has caused it to be forbidden by some religions; for example, some branches of Christianity and Islam have prohibited dancing." Browsing by tradition lets a visitor compare how differently two religions treat sacred dance.FactsTraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSacred Dances 1TraditionFilter Results5 entriesAdherents Today MaximumAll2,300,000,000 (1)Adherents Today MinimumAll2,300,000,000 (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllChurch-Reported Rolls (1)Independent Survey (2)National Census (1)Scholarly or Demographic Estimate (1)Establishment StatusAllVaries by Province (1)Membership Figure As OfAll2010-01-01 (2)2011-12-19 (1)2017-01-01 (1)2020-01-01 (1)2021-05-12 (1)2022-01-01 (1)Origin Period End YearAll50 (1)1800 (1)1850 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll30 (1)1700 (1)1800 (1)Position on SexualityAllThe body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within it (1)Practice StatusAllLiving, and practised in varied local forms (2)Partly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (2)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (5)TheologyAllAncestor-centred (2)Animist: persons and powers in land, water and living things (1)Henotheistic: a supreme being above served lesser divinities (2)Monotheistic: one God (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareCandombléTradition1 entryChristianityTradition3 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.