Home›Ritual Aspersing Instruments›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 entriesAdherents Today MaximumAll2,300,000,000 (1)Adherents Today MinimumAll2,300,000,000 (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllChurch-Reported Rolls (1)Independent Survey (1)National Census (1)Scholarly or Demographic Estimate (1)Era of Decline End YearAll1200 (1)Era of Decline Start YearAll1000 (1)Establishment StatusAllDisestablished (1)Varies by Province (1)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCustomary Norm (1)Membership Figure As OfAll2006-01-01 (1)2010-01-01 (1)2011-12-19 (1)2016-12-31 (1)2020-01-01 (1)2025-01-01 (1)Origin Period End YearAll50 (1)712 (1)800 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll500 BCE (1)300 BCE (1)30 (1)Position on SexualityAllThe body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within it (1)Practice StatusAllDiscontinued as a state religion (1)Living, and practised in varied local forms (1)Partly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (1)Status TodayAllHistorical; not practised continuously (1)Living tradition, practised today (2)TheologyAllAnimist: persons and powers in land, water and living things (1)Monotheistic: one God (1)Polytheistic: many gods (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareChristianityTradition1 entryNorse PaganismTradition1 entryShintoTradition1 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.