Home›Ethnoreligious (Monotheistic)›All Ethnoreligious (Monotheistic)Browse ByAll Ethnoreligious (Monotheistic)Monotheistic traditions in which religious identity and membership of a particular people are the same thing, so that the tradition is inherited rather than joined and rarely seeks converts. The line between the religion and the ethnic group is one that neither the tradition nor its history draws cleanly.FactsLearn MoreAll Ethnoreligious (Monotheistic)SourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsStatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedContested: ethnoreligious is a comparative compound rather than a self-description, and the line between a religion and a people is one that neither these traditions nor their histories draw cleanly. 2OverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedMonotheistic traditions in which religious identity and membership of a particular people are the same thing, so that the tradition is inherited rather than joined and does not seek converts. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligions 1Learn MoreEthnoreligious monotheism This group gathers an ethnoreligious monotheistic tradition, a monotheism bound closely to a particular people and their descent, so that religion and ethnic identity are deeply intertwined and membership is largely by birth. The browser will find the tradition the atlas classes here. The entries describe it in its own terms, noting how the religion functions as the faith of a specific community rather than a universalising mission.All Ethnoreligious (Monotheistic)Filter Results5 entriesPlace of OriginAllWest Africa (1)ScripturesAllKalam-e Saranjam (1)Kiteba Cilwe (Book of Revelation) (1)Mishefa Res (1)Yazidi Qewls (1)Founded ByAllSheikh Adi ibn Musafir (1)Sultan Sahak (1)Where PractisedAllEast Africa (1)Near East (1)Origin EraAll1100 (1)1400 (1)Conception of the DivineAllMonotheistic: one God (4)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (3)Suppressed, then revived (1)Closed Practice StatusAllPartly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (1)Kind of TraditionAllEthnoreligious (Monotheistic) (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 5Serer ReligionEthnoreligious (Monotheistic)WaaqeffannaEthnoreligious (Monotheistic)YahwismEthnoreligious (Monotheistic)YarsanismEthnoreligious (Monotheistic)YazidismEthnoreligious (Monotheistic)Sources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. The Oxford Dictionary of World Religionstier 1John Bowker (ed.), Oxford University Press, 1997s.v. YazidisView 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.