Home›Worlds›Belongs To TraditionBrowse ByBelongs To TraditionThis page groups realms by the wider field of belief that describes them. Wikipedia notes that "major views on the afterlife derive from religion, esotericism, and metaphysics." Browsing by belongs-to-tradition lets a visitor find every realm described within the same field of belief.FactsLearn MoreBelongs To TraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedOtherworlds that are neither heavens for the blessed nor underworlds for the dead. In practice the group is dominated by the nine worlds of Norse cosmology, joined by the Celtic otherworlds; it is a residual heading rather than a comparative category with a subject of its own. 2Peoples and Traditions CoveredWell-attestedNorse and Celtic cosmology. The two are unrelated and the Norse material is the great majority of the group. 3DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedRealms 1Learn MoreThe Worlds This group gathers the worlds, the realms that make up the layered cosmos of the various mythologies, such as the nine worlds of Norse tradition strung upon the world-tree, or the multiple worlds and planes of other cosmologies. These are the ordered divisions of the whole of existence. The browser will find the worlds the atlas gathers from across the traditions. The entries describe each realm's inhabitants and place in its cosmology, reporting each tradition's own scheme.Belongs To TraditionFilter Results6 entriesAdherents Today MaximumAll14,800,000 (1)Adherents Today MinimumAll14,800,000 (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllChurch-Reported Rolls (1)Independent Survey (3)National Census (1)Era of Decline End YearAll700 (1)1200 (1)1976 (1)Era of Decline Start YearAll300 (1)1000 (1)1966 (1)Establishment StatusAllDeclared Not Established (1)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCustomary Norm (1)Membership Figure As OfAll2006-01-01 (1)2013-01-01 (1)2016-01-01 (1)2017-01-01 (1)2018-01-01 (1)2020-01-01 (1)2021-01-01 (1)2021-05-12 (1)2023-08-30 (1)2025-01-01 (1)Origin Period End YearAll400 BCE (1)100 BCE (1)142 (1)800 (1)1300 (1)1800 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll1000 BCE (1)586 BCE (1)500 BCE (2)400 BCE (1)1700 (1)Position on SexualityAllThe body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within it (1)Position on UsuryAllInterest is permitted but bound by ethical constraints against exploiting the poor (1)Practice StatusAllDiscontinued as a state religion (2)Living, and practised in varied local forms (1)Partly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (2)Standard Rate ExpectedAllTen percent. (1)Status TodayAllHistorical; not practised continuously (2)Living tradition, practised today (4)TheologyAllAncestor-centred (2)Henotheistic: a supreme being above served lesser divinities (1)Monistic: one ultimate reality behind all appearance (1)Monotheistic: one God (1)Polytheistic: many gods (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareCeltic PaganismBelongs To Tradition5 entriesHaitian VodouBelongs To Tradition1 entryJudaismBelongs To Tradition1 entryNorse PaganismBelongs To Tradition9 entriesPolynesian ReligionBelongs To Tradition1 entryTaoismBelongs To Tradition1 entrySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefstier 1John Lindow, Oxford University Press, 2001s.v. cosmogony and cosmologyView the Source3. Encyclopedia of Religiontier 1Mircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Macmillan Reference, 2005s.v. CosmologyView the SourceDivinity 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.