Relationships

2,079 typed, source-backed relationships between entities. Each row records a directed relationship (subject → type → object) with a justifying source and rationale note. See relationship_types for the full controlled vocabulary of 70 relationship types. Key types: reception_of / received_as (transmission across traditions), equated_with (interpretatio graeca / analogues), parent_of (genealogy), member_of (collective membership), emanates_from (Gnostic/Neoplatonic structure).

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subject_entity_id
{'description': 'The entity initiating or holding the relationship'}
relationship_type
{'description': 'Typed relationship from the controlled vocabulary (see relationship_types table)'}
object_entity_id
{'description': 'The entity receiving or targeted by the relationship'}
confidence
{'description': 'high / medium / low / speculative'}
rationale
{'description': 'Scholarly justification for the relationship, with source citations'}
source_id
{'description': 'Primary source justifying this relationship'}
period_id
{'description': 'Historical period in which this relationship is attested (null = all periods)'}

20 rows where relationship_type = "associated_ritual"

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relationship_id ▼ subject_entity_id relationship_type object_entity_id confidence rationale source_id review_status period_id
588 Azazel ENT_ISR_AZAZEL associated_ritual Scapegoat ENT_SCAPEGOAT high Azazel is associated with the scapegoat ritual in Levitical tradition. Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible SRC_DDD_BIBLE reviewed  
664 Bridal Chamber ENT_VAL_BRIDAL_CHAMBER associated_ritual Union ENT_UNION high The bridal chamber is associated with union. Bentley Layton, The Gnostic Scriptures SRC_LAYTON_GNOSTIC reviewed  
698 Solitary ENT_THO_SOLITARY associated_ritual Union ENT_UNION medium The solitary/single one may symbolize integration or restored unity. Nag Hammadi Library SRC_NHC reviewed  
714 Demons ENT_CHR_DEMONS associated_ritual Possession ENT_POSSESSION high Demons are strongly associated with possession in Christian demonology. Christian demonology reference layer SRC_CHRISTIAN_DEMONOLOGY_GENERAL reviewed  
759 Theurgy ENT_THEURGY associated_ritual Purification ENT_PURIFICATION high Theurgic practice includes purification/preparation. Iamblichus, De Mysteriis SRC_IAMBLICHUS_DE_MYSTERIIS reviewed  
768 Theurgy ENT_THEURGY associated_ritual Union ENT_UNION high Theurgy aims at divine union or participation. Iamblichus, De Mysteriis SRC_IAMBLICHUS_DE_MYSTERIIS reviewed  
902 Atar ENT_ZOR_ATAR associated_ritual Purification ENT_PURIFICATION high Zoroastrian fire is associated with purity and ritual. Avesta SRC_AVESTA reviewed  
911 John the Baptist ENT_MAN_JOHN_BAPTIST associated_ritual Baptism ENT_BAPTISM high John is associated with baptism in Mandaean tradition. Mandaean Book of John SRC_MANDAEAN_BOOK_JOHN reviewed  
912 John the Baptist ENT_SAINT_JOHN_BAPTIST associated_ritual Baptism ENT_BAPTISM high John is associated with baptism in Mandaean tradition. Mandaean Book of John SRC_MANDAEAN_BOOK_JOHN reviewed  
915 Jordan ENT_MAN_JORDAN associated_ritual Purification ENT_PURIFICATION high Mandaean baptismal water is linked with purification. E. S. Drower, The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran SRC_DROWER_MANDAEANS reviewed  
939 John the Baptist ENT_MAN_JOHN_BAPTIST associated_ritual Jordan ENT_MAN_JORDAN high John is associated with Jordan/living water baptismal tradition. Mandaean Book of John SRC_MANDAEAN_BOOK_JOHN reviewed  
940 John the Baptist ENT_SAINT_JOHN_BAPTIST associated_ritual Jordan ENT_MAN_JORDAN high John is associated with Jordan/living water baptismal tradition. Mandaean Book of John SRC_MANDAEAN_BOOK_JOHN reviewed  
1048 Sandalphon ENT_JM_SANDALPHON associated_ritual Prayer ENT_PRAYER high Sandalphon is associated with prayer and heavenly mediation. Peter Schäfer, Synopse zur Hekhalot-Literatur SRC_HEKHALOT_SCHAFER_SYNOPSE reviewed  
1225 Sandalphon ENT_JM_SANDALPHON associated_ritual Praise ENT_PRAISE medium In the Hekhalot literature, Sandalphon weaves the prayers and praises of Israel into crowns for the divine Throne, bound to the heavenly liturgy of praise. Peter Schäfer, Synopse zur Hekhalot-Literatur SRC_HEKHALOT_SCHAFER_SYNOPSE reviewed  
2556 Rumi ENT_SUF_RUMI associated_ritual Sama ENT_SUF_SAMA high Rumi's circle gave rise to the Mevlevi sama (whirling). Jalal al-Din Rumi, Masnavi-i Manavi, c. 1258-1273 CE SRC_RUMI_MASNAVI reviewed Medieval Islam PER_ISL_MEDIEVAL
2725 Christ ENT_GNO_CHRIST associated_ritual Baptism of Fire ENT_JEU_FIRE_BAPTISM high Jesus administers and seals the baptism of fire in the Books of Jeu. The (Two) Books of Jeu (Bruce Codex), c. 3rd-4th c. CE, Egypt SRC_BOOKS_OF_JEU reviewed Gnostic and Neoplatonic (2nd–4th c.) PER_GNO_2ND_4TH
3598 Lasa ENT_ETR_LASA associated_ritual Turan ENT_ETR_TURAN low The Lasas, attendant spirits of Turan. De Grummond, Nancy Thomson. Etruscan Myth, Sacred History, and Legend (University of Pennsylvania Museum, 2006) SRC_DEGRUMMOND_ETRUSCAN reviewed  
6941 Semah ENT_ALV_SEMAH associated_ritual Cem (the gathering) ENT_ALV_CEM high The semah turning dance is performed within the cem ceremony. John Kingsley Birge, The Bektashi Order of Dervishes (Luzac/Hartford, 1937) SRC_BIRGE_BEKTASHI reviewed  
6945 Muharrem / Matem (Alevi mourning) ENT_ALV_MUHARREM associated_ritual The Twelve Imams (Alevi veneration / On Iki Imam) ENT_ALV_TWELVE_IMAMS high The Muharrem/matem mourning fast commemorates Husayn and the Twelve Imams. David Shankland, The Alevis in Turkey: The Emergence of a Secular Islamic Tradition (RoutledgeCurzon, 2003) SRC_SHANKLAND_ALEVIS reviewed  
7231 Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel ENT_MARY_BROWN_SCAPULAR associated_ritual Our Lady of Mount Carmel ENT_MARY_MOUNT_CARMEL high The Brown Scapular is the devotional sacramental associated with the title Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Mark Miravalle (ed.), Mariology: A Guide for Priests, Deacons, Seminarians, and Consecrated Persons (Seat of Wisdom Books / Queenship, 2007) SRC_MIRAVALLE_MARIOLOGY reviewed  

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CREATE TABLE "entity_relationships" (
   [relationship_id] INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
   [subject_entity_id] TEXT REFERENCES [entities]([entity_id]),
   [relationship_type] TEXT REFERENCES [relationship_types]([relationship_type]),
   [object_entity_id] TEXT REFERENCES [entities]([entity_id]),
   [confidence] TEXT,
   [rationale] TEXT,
   [source_id] TEXT REFERENCES [sources]([source_id]),
   [review_status] TEXT,
   [period_id] TEXT REFERENCES [periods]([period_id])
);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entity_relationships_period_id]
    ON [entity_relationships] ([period_id]);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entity_relationships_source_id]
    ON [entity_relationships] ([source_id]);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entity_relationships_object_entity_id]
    ON [entity_relationships] ([object_entity_id]);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entity_relationships_relationship_type]
    ON [entity_relationships] ([relationship_type]);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entity_relationships_subject_entity_id]
    ON [entity_relationships] ([subject_entity_id]);