Home›Processional›TraditionBrowse ByTraditionThis page groups dances by whether their own religion still allows them. Wikipedia notes that dance's "connection with the human body and fertility has caused it to be forbidden by some religions; for example, some branches of Christianity and Islam have prohibited dancing." Browsing by tradition lets a visitor compare how differently two religions treat sacred dance.FactsTraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSacred Dances 1TraditionFilter Results2 entriesAdherents Today MaximumAll324,000,000 (1)2,300,000,000 (1)Adherents Today MinimumAll324,000,000 (1)2,300,000,000 (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllIndependent Survey (2)Scholarly or Demographic Estimate (2)Establishment StatusAllVaries by Province (2)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCustomary Norm (1)Membership Figure As OfAll2010-01-01 (2)2011-12-19 (1)2012-12-18 (1)2020-01-01 (2)Origin Period End YearAll400 BCE (1)50 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll500 BCE (1)30 (1)Position on SexualityAllThe body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within it (1)Practice StatusAllLiving, and practised in varied local forms (2)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (2)TheologyAllMonotheistic: one God (1)Non-theistic: no creator god is central (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareBuddhismTradition1 entryChristianityTradition2 entriesSources1. 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.