Home›Household Ritual Objects›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 Results8 entriesAdherents Today MaximumAll14,800,000 (1)324,000,000 (1)2,300,000,000 (1)Adherents Today MinimumAll14,800,000 (1)324,000,000 (1)2,300,000,000 (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllChurch-Reported Rolls (1)Independent Survey (5)Scholarly or Demographic Estimate (2)Era of Decline End YearAll400 (1)1572 (1)1976 (2)Era of Decline Start YearAll380 (1)1533 (1)1966 (2)Establishment StatusAllDeclared Not Established (1)Disestablished (1)Established (1)Varies by Province (2)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCustomary Norm (4)Membership Figure As OfAll2010-01-01 (2)2011-12-19 (1)2012-12-18 (1)2013-01-01 (1)2015-01-01 (1)2016-01-01 (1)2016-12-31 (1)2018-01-01 (2)2020-01-01 (3)Origin Period End YearAll1046 BCE (1)500 BCE (1)479 BCE (1)400 BCE (2)50 (1)712 (1)1438 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll1600 BCE (1)750 BCE (1)586 BCE (1)551 BCE (1)500 BCE (1)300 BCE (1)30 (1)1400 (1)Position on SexualityAllThe body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within it (2)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 (4)Partly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (2)Standard Rate ExpectedAllTen percent. (1)Status TodayAllHistorical; not practised continuously (2)Living tradition, practised today (6)TheologyAllAncestor-centred (2)Animist: persons and powers in land, water and living things (2)Monotheistic: one God (2)Non-theistic: no creator god is central (2)Polytheistic: many gods (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareBuddhismTradition2 entriesChinese Folk ReligionTradition1 entryChristianityTradition1 entryConfucianismTradition1 entryInca ReligionTradition1 entryJudaismTradition3 entriesRoman ReligionTradition1 entryShintoTradition1 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.