Home›Mythic Instruments of Cosmic Authority›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 Results3 entriesBasis of the Membership FigureAllIndependent Survey (1)Era of Decline End YearAll100 (1)550 (1)1976 (1)Era of Decline Start YearAll100 BCE (1)380 (1)1966 (1)FounderAllNone (1)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCustomary Norm (1)Membership Figure As OfAll2016-01-01 (1)2018-01-01 (1)Origin Period End YearAll3000 BCE (2)1046 BCE (1)Origin Period Start YearAll3500 BCE (1)3300 BCE (1)1600 BCE (1)Practice StatusAllDiscontinued as a state religion (2)Living, and practised in varied local forms (1)Status TodayAllHistorical; not practised continuously (2)Living tradition, practised today (1)TheologyAllAncestor-centred (1)Animist: persons and powers in land, water and living things (1)Polytheistic: many gods (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAncient Egyptian ReligionTradition1 entryChinese Folk ReligionTradition1 entryMesopotamian ReligionTradition1 entrySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, Second 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.