Home›Votive 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 Results6 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 FigureAllChurch-Reported Rolls (1)Independent Survey (2)Scholarly or Demographic Estimate (2)Era of Decline End YearAll400 (1)529 (1)Era of Decline Start YearAll380 (2)Era of Modern Revival End YearAll2000 (1)Era of Modern Revival Start YearAll1990 (1)Establishment StatusAllDisestablished (1)Varies by Province (2)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCustomary Norm (2)Membership Figure As OfAll2010-01-01 (2)2011-12-19 (1)2012-12-18 (1)2016-12-31 (1)2020-01-01 (2)Origin Period End YearAll700 BCE (1)500 BCE (1)400 BCE (1)50 (1)712 (1)800 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll1400 BCE (1)750 BCE (1)500 BCE (1)300 BCE (1)30 (1)700 (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 (2)Living, and practised in varied local forms (3)Partly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (1)Status TodayAllHistorical; not practised continuously (2)Living tradition, practised today (4)Revived or reconstructed in the modern era (1)TheologyAllAnimist: persons and powers in land, water and living things (2)Henotheistic: a supreme being above served lesser divinities (1)Monotheistic: one God (1)Non-theistic: no creator god is central (1)Polytheistic: many gods (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAncient Greek ReligionTradition1 entryBuddhismTradition1 entryChristianityTradition3 entriesRoman ReligionTradition1 entryShintoTradition1 entryTengrismTradition1 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.