Home›Europe›Principal TraditionBrowse ByPrincipal TraditionThis page groups sacred regions by the religions that actually treat them as holy. Wikipedia notes that "Judaism, Christianity, and Islam attach substantial spiritual value to the Holy Land." Browsing by principal-tradition lets a visitor find every region treated as holy by the same religions.FactsPrincipal TraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedRegions 1Principal TraditionFilter Results8 entriesParent RegionAllItaly (2)Scotland (1)Principal Tradition OfAllAncient Greek Religion (2)Christianity (5)Etruscan Religion (1)Islam (3)Judaism (2)Norse Paganism (2)Roman Religion (1)Slavic Native Faith (Rodnovery) (2)Sacred ToAllEtruscan Religion (1)Roman Religion (1)Modern AreaAllBelarus (2)Bulgaria (2)Czech Republic (2)Germany (1)Greece (2)Hungary (2)Italy (3)Moldova (2)Poland (2)Portugal (2)Romania (2)Russia (2)Slovakia (2)Spain (2)Ukraine (2)United Kingdom (1)Sacred LanguagesAllAncient Greek (2)Arabic (3)Czech (1)English (1)Etruscan (1)German (1)Greek (5)Hebrew (3)Irish (1)Latin (6)Old Church Slavonic (4)Old Norse (2)Sanskrit (1)Scottish Gaelic (1)Turkish (2)Welsh (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 (4)National Census (1)Scholarly or Demographic Estimate (3)Era of Decline End YearAll400 (2)529 (1)1200 (2)Era of Decline Start YearAll100 BCE (1)380 (2)863 (1)1000 (1)Era of Modern Revival End YearAll1990 (1)Era of Modern Revival Start YearAll1930 (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 OfAll2005-01-01 (1)2006-01-01 (1)2010-01-01 (2)2011-01-27 (1)2011-12-19 (1)2012-01-01 (1)2013-01-01 (1)2020-01-01 (3)2025-01-01 (1)Origin Period End YearAll700 BCE (2)500 BCE (1)400 BCE (1)50 (1)632 (1)800 (1)988 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll1400 BCE (1)800 BCE (1)750 BCE (1)586 BCE (1)500 BCE (1)30 (1)500 (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 StatusAllDiscontinued as a state religion (4)Living, and in active revival (1)Living, and practised in varied local forms (1)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 (4)Living tradition, practised today (4)Revived or reconstructed in the modern era (1)TheologyAllMonotheistic: one God (3)Polytheistic: many gods (5)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAncient Greek ReligionPrincipal Tradition1 entryChristianityPrincipal Tradition12 entriesEtruscan ReligionPrincipal Tradition1 entryIslamPrincipal Tradition3 entriesJudaismPrincipal Tradition3 entriesNorse PaganismPrincipal Tradition1 entryRoman ReligionPrincipal Tradition1 entrySlavic Native Faith (Rodnovery)Principal Tradition1 entrySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category TreeCategory: RegionsComments (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.