Home›Protective 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 Results7 entriesAdherents Today MaximumAll4722 (1)14,800,000 (1)2,000,000,000 (1)2,300,000,000 (1)Adherents Today MinimumAll4722 (1)14,800,000 (1)2,000,000,000 (1)2,300,000,000 (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllIndependent Survey (3)National Census (2)Scholarly or Demographic Estimate (2)Era of Decline End YearAll1200 (1)Era of Decline Start YearAll1000 (1)Era of Modern Revival End YearAll1976 (1)2000 (1)Era of Modern Revival Start YearAll1972 (1)1990 (1)Establishment StatusAllDeclared Not Established (1)Varies by Province (2)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCodified Obligation With Consequences (1)Customary Norm (2)Membership Figure As OfAll2000-01-01 (1)2006-01-01 (1)2010-01-01 (2)2011-01-27 (1)2011-12-19 (1)2013-01-01 (1)2019-01-01 (1)2020-01-01 (3)2021-01-01 (1)2025-01-01 (1)Origin Period End YearAll400 BCE (1)50 (1)632 (1)800 (1)1976 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll586 BCE (1)500 BCE (1)30 (1)610 (1)1972 (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 StatusAllDiscontinued as a state religion (1)Living, and in active revival (1)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 (1)Living tradition, practised today (6)Revived or reconstructed in the modern era (2)TheologyAllAnimist: persons and powers in land, water and living things (1)Monotheistic: one God (3)Polytheistic: many gods (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareChristianityTradition1 entryHeathenryTradition1 entryIslamTradition2 entriesJudaismTradition2 entriesNative American ReligionTradition1 entryNorse PaganismTradition1 entrySiberian ShamanismTradition1 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.