Home›Philosophers›TraditionBrowse ByTraditionThis page groups historical figures by the religious tradition they belonged to or helped shape, connecting a person to the belief system that claims them. Wikipedia describes a tradition as "a system of beliefs or behaviors (folk custom) passed down within a group of people or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past." Browsing this way lets a visitor read every founder, reformer or teacher from one tradition together, rather than finding them scattered by century.FactsTraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedHistorical Figures 1TraditionFilter Results8 entriesEraAll-413 to -324 (1)-428 to -348 (1)-470 to -399 (1)-494 to -434 (1)-535 to -470 (1)-570 to -495 (1)-624 to -546 (1)1126 to 1198 (1)1232 to 1316 (1)124 to 170 (1)1288 to 1344 (1)1340 to 1410 (1)1380 to 1444 (1)1433 to 1499 (2)1463 to 1494 (1)1548 to 1600 (1)1596 to 1650 (1)1813 to 1855 (1)204 to 270 (1)245 to 325 (1)350 to 415 (1)412 to 485 (1)60 to 120 (1)801 to 873 (1)878 to 950 (1)980 to 1037 (1)Place of ActivityAllAlexandria (1)Athens (2)Denmark (1)Egypt (1)France (1)Greece (2)Iran (1)Iraq (1)Italy (4)Morocco (1)Naples (1)Netherlands (1)Paris (1)Sicily (1)Spain (2)Sweden (1)Syria (2)Tunis (1)Turkey (1)GenderAllFemale (1)Male (8)HistoricityAllComposite figure: more than one person or tradition behind the name (1)Historically attested (8)Veneration StatusAllHistorically Significant but Not Venerated (7)Officially Recognized or Venerated (3)Manner Of DeathAllAssassinated (1)Died by suicide (1)Died of natural causes (3)Disputed (3)Executed (2)NationalityAllAncient Greece (3)Athens (1)Caliphate of Cordoba (1)Denmark (1)France (2)Greece (1)Italy (2)Republic of Florence (2)Roman Empire (2)Russia (1)Spain (1)Syria (1)The Abbasid Caliphate (1)Revered InAllChristianity (3)Islam (1)Judaism (1)Pythagoreanism (1)Adherents Today MaximumAll14,800,000 (1)2,000,000,000 (1)2,300,000,000 (1)Adherents Today MinimumAll14,800,000 (1)2,000,000,000 (1)2,300,000,000 (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllIndependent Survey (3)Scholarly or Demographic Estimate (2)Era of Decline End YearAll300 BCE (1)400 (1)529 (2)600 (1)Era of Decline Start YearAll450 BCE (1)300 (1)380 (2)529 (1)Era of Modern Revival End YearAll1471 (1)Era of Modern Revival Start YearAll1463 (1)Establishment StatusAllDeclared Not Established (1)Varies by Province (2)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCodified Obligation With Consequences (1)Customary Norm (1)Membership Figure As OfAll2010-01-01 (2)2011-01-27 (1)2011-12-19 (1)2013-01-01 (1)2020-01-01 (3)Origin Period End YearAll700 BCE (1)500 BCE (1)490 BCE (1)400 BCE (1)50 (1)270 (1)300 (1)632 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll1400 BCE (1)750 BCE (1)586 BCE (1)530 BCE (1)1 (1)30 (1)245 (1)610 (1)Position on MarriageAllMarriage may licitly be polygynous (1)Position on SexualityAllSame-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participation (1)The 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)Interest of any kind on a loan is forbidden (1)Practice StatusAllClosed ceremonial knowledge, described but not reproduced (2)Discontinued as a state religion (2)Living, and practised in varied local forms (2)Partly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (2)Standard Rate ExpectedAllTen percent. (1)Two and a half percent. (1)Status TodayAllHistorical; not practised continuously (5)Living tradition, practised today (3)Revived or reconstructed in the modern era (1)TheologyAllEmanationist: reality proceeds from an ineffable One (2)Monistic: one ultimate reality behind all appearance (3)Monotheistic: one God (3)Polytheistic: many gods (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAncient Greek ReligionTradition7 entriesChristianityTradition6 entriesHermeticismTradition1 entryIslamTradition4 entriesJudaismTradition3 entriesNeoplatonismTradition6 entriesPythagoreanismTradition1 entryRoman ReligionTradition1 entrySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Category: Historical FiguresDivinity 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.