Home›Militant Societies›Branch OfBrowse ByBranch OfThis page groups secret societies by the institution they operate as a branch of. Wikipedia notes that "in France, Vandermonde is the secret society of the Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers," a society tied to one specific parent institution. Browsing this way lets a visitor find every secret society operating inside the same larger institution.FactsBranch OfSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSecret Societies 1Branch OfFilter Results1 entryBasis of the Membership FigureAllChurch-Reported Rolls (1)Date of Separation End YearAll765 (1)Date of Separation Start YearAll765 (1)Defining Doctrinal PositionAllA living, present imam (1)An inner (batin) meaning of scripture and law alongside the outward (1)Belief may be concealed where disclosure would bring harm (taqiyya) (1)Succession by divine designation in the Prophet's family (1)The Imams are protected from sin and from error (ismah) (1)GovernanceAllA living imam whose office passes by descent (1)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCodified Obligation With Consequences (1)Liturgical LanguageAllClassical Arabic (1)Membership Figure As OfAll2026-08-14 (1)OrdinationAllNo ordination; authority rests on learning or on the whole body (1)Office passes by descent (1)Origin PeriodAllA state under the Fatimids from 909 (1)Origin Period End YearAll909 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll765 (1)Standard Rate ExpectedAllTen percent. (1)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (1)Show ResultsIsmailismBranch Of1 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.