Home›Ritual Instruments›Who May Handle It›Trained or authorised specialists onlyBrowse ByTrained or authorised specialists onlyThis page groups sacred objects by who is permitted to touch or move them. Wikipedia notes that the Council of Trent "enjoined bishops to instruct their flocks that 'the holy bodies of holy martyrs ... are to be venerated by the faithful,'" placing bishops in charge of how ordinary believers approach a relic. Browsing this way lets a visitor compare an object anyone may approach against one reserved for clergy alone.FactsTrained or authorised specialists onlySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSacred Objects & Ritual Items 1Trained or authorised specialists onlyFilter Results20 entriesPractice StatusAllAccess restricted by its custodians or by law (1)In active religious use (7)Living tradition, practised today (2)Category of Sacred ObjectAllRitual implement (3)TraditionAllAmazonian Vegetalismo (1)Australian Aboriginal Religion (1)Buddhism (3)Candomblé (2)Chinese Folk Religion (1)Christianity (3)Hinduism (2)Islam (2)Judaism (1)Korean Muism (1)Native American Church (1)Santería (Lucumí) (2)Shinto (3)Shona Traditional Religion (1)Siberian Shamanism (1)Sikhism (2)Sámi Religion (1)Yorùbá Religion (Ifá) (3)MaterialAllBronze alloy (1)Bronze, brass (1)Horn of a ram or other kosher animal (1)metal (2)wood (1)Wood, hide, metal (1)ConsecrationAllBlessed before use, without a rite of consecration (2)Consecrated in a rite before use (2)Not consecrated; an instrument, not a consecrated object (16)Implement OfAllBembe (1)Gut (Korean Shamanic Rite) (1)Composed OfAllBronze (1)Iron (1)Originated InAllAksum (1)Brazil (1)India (1)Japan (1)Southeast Asia (1)Southern Africa (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 20AgogoTrained or authorised specialists onlyBangul, the Shaman's Bell ClusterTrained or authorised specialists onlyBata DrumsTrained or authorised specialists onlyChacapaTrained or authorised specialists onlyChurch BellTrained or authorised specialists onlyChurch OrganTrained or authorised specialists onlyDidgeridooTrained or authorised specialists onlyDungurTrained or authorised specialists onlyGamelan SekatenTrained or authorised specialists onlyGongTrained or authorised specialists onlyHarmoniumTrained or authorised specialists onlyKanjiraTrained or authorised specialists onlyMaracaTrained or authorised specialists onlyMbira dzavadzimuTrained or authorised specialists onlyNagaraTrained or authorised specialists onlyRitual BellTrained or authorised specialists onlyRitual DrumTrained or authorised specialists onlySekereTrained or authorised specialists onlyShofarTrained or authorised specialists onlyTsuzumiTrained or authorised specialists onlySources1. 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.