tradition,tradition_class,prevalence,status_note
19th-century occultism,esoteric-magic,learned-subculture,"A learned ritual-magic / grimoire tradition — historically present and genuinely influential, but a textual subculture of a few literate specialists, framed within and drawing on the dominant religion rather than a mainstream faith in its own right."
Aksumite,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Alawite,heterodox-sect,living-minority,Alawite / Nusayri — a living Syrian religion with the ʿAyn-Mim-Sin trinity; an esoteric offshoot of Twelver Shi'a Islam.
Alchemical,esoteric-magic,learned-subculture,"Western alchemy as a spiritual-symbolic system — the personified principles (tria prima, the King & Queen, the Rebis, Azoth)."
Alevi,mystical-current,living-minority,"Alevi-Bektashi — a living Anatolian tradition blending Shi'a, Sufi and folk elements around the Allah-Muhammad-Ali trinity and the Assembly of the Forty."
Ammonite,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Anglo-Saxon,civic-polytheism,regional,"The pre-Christian Old English pantheon (Woden, Thunor, Tiw, Frige, Ēostre), reconstructed from royal genealogies, place-names, Bede and charms."
Anthroposophy,modern-esoteric,modern-revival,"A modern (19th-20th c.) esoteric movement — an organized but comparatively small new-religious / occult current, not a mainstream faith."
Aramean,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Armenian,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Armenian Christian,mainstream-scriptural,regional,The Armenian Apostolic Church — the world's first state church; distinct from the pre-Christian Armenian pantheon.
Arthurian,legendary-literary,literary,"A legendary/literary mythos rather than a practiced religion — its figures live in story (and, for the Grail, in Christian devotion), but it was never the cult of a community."
Astral Magic,esoteric-magic,learned-subculture,"A learned ritual-magic / grimoire tradition — historically present and genuinely influential, but a textual subculture of a few literate specialists, framed within and drawing on the dominant religion rather than a mainstream faith in its own right."
Bahá'í,mainstream-scriptural,modern-worldwide,The Bahá'í Faith — an independent modern world religion of Abrahamic lineage built on progressive revelation through the Manifestations of God.
Baltic,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Basilidean,heterodox-sect,marginal,"A heterodox or minority sect — a real religious community but marginal to, and often suppressed by, the dominant faith."
Basque,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Canaanite/Ugaritic,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Carian,civic-polytheism,regional,"The Carian civic polytheism of SW Anatolia, centered on Zeus Labraundos and the great Hecate of Lagina."
Carpocratian,heterodox-sect,marginal,"A heterodox or minority sect — a real religious community but marginal to, and often suppressed by, the dominant faith."
Celtic/British,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Celtic/Gaulish,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Celtic/Gaulish/Roman,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Celtic/Irish,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Celtic/Welsh,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Christian,mainstream-scriptural,dominant,"A mainstream scriptural religion — the dominant faith of its society, worshipped communally by the broad population."
Christian demonology,esoteric-magic,learned-subculture,"The learned Christian demonological tradition beyond the Goetia — the demonologists' chief-demon hierarchies (the Seven Princes, the Loudun possession demons)."
Christian reception,mainstream-scriptural,regional,"A mainstream scriptural religion — the dominant faith of its society, worshipped communally by the broad population."
Christian/Biblical,mainstream-scriptural,dominant,"A mainstream scriptural religion — the dominant faith of its society, worshipped communally by the broad population."
Christian/Heterodox,heterodox-sect,marginal,"Intra-Christian heresies and dualist movements (Arian, Nestorian, Pelagian, Bogomil, Cathar) — condemned/suppressed by the mainstream church."
Christian/Orthodox,mainstream-scriptural,dominant,"A mainstream scriptural religion — the dominant faith of its society, worshipped communally by the broad population."
Christian/Theurgic,mystical-current,widespread,"The Pseudo-Dionysian / Christian-theurgic current — mainstream Christian theology of the angelic hierarchy, contemplative rather than a separate religion."
Commagene,civic-polytheism,regional,"The syncretic Hellenistic-Iranian royal cult of Commagene (Antiochus I, Nemrud Dağ): Zeus-Oromasdes, Apollo-Mithras, Artagnes-Heracles."
Contemporary Folklore & Vernacular Religion,vernacular-folklore,emergent,"Contemporary vernacular & digital folklore — emergent supernatural beings people genuinely engage ritually (summoning), devotionally (petition/veneration), or apotropaically (warding/protection), outside any organized religion: urban legends, cryptids, sleep-paralysis and entheogenic encounter-entities, meme-magic egregores, and New Age / Gen-Z devotional currents. Lived belief and practice (ostension), NOT fiction — purely fictional creepypasta and franchises are excluded."
Continental Germanic,civic-polytheism,regional,"The Romano-Germanic continental deities and the Matronae (triple mother-goddesses) of the Rhineland, attested mostly in Roman-era votive inscriptions."
Coptic Christian,mainstream-scriptural,regional,"Coptic (Egyptian) Christianity — the church of Athanasius and Shenoute, cradle of monasticism."
Cross-traditional,comparative,abstraction,Not a religion: a cross-traditional layer of shared abstractions used for comparison.
Dacian,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Discordianism,modern-esoteric,modern-worldwide,"Discordianism — a genuinely-engaged absurdist religion venerating Eris/Discordia (Principia Discordia, 1958+)."
Druze,heterodox-sect,living-minority,"The Druze (Muwahhidun) — a closed living religion of the Levant, an offshoot of Ismaili Islam with its own cosmology of the five luminaries (al-hudud)."
Edomite,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Egyptian,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Elamite,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Ethiopian Christian,mainstream-scriptural,regional,Ethiopian Tewahedo Christianity — a major non-Chalcedonian church with the Kebra Nagast cycle and its own saints and angelology.
Etruscan,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Finnish,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Folk Catholic,vernacular-folklore,living-regional,"The folk-canonized (unofficial) saints of Latin America — genuinely venerated but unrecognized by Rome (Santa Muerte, Maximón, Jesús Malverde)."
Germanic Legend,legendary-literary,literary,"The Germanic heroic-legendary cycle (the Völsung/Nibelung matter — Sigurð, Brynhild, Wayland) — a mythos in saga and epic, like the Arthurian material."
Germanic/Norse,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Gnostic,heterodox-sect,marginal,"A heterodox or minority sect — a real religious community but marginal to, and often suppressed by, the dominant faith."
Goetic/Solomonic,esoteric-magic,learned-subculture,"A learned ritual-magic / grimoire tradition — historically present and genuinely influential, but a textual subculture of a few literate specialists, framed within and drawing on the dominant religion rather than a mainstream faith in its own right."
Greco-Egyptian,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Greco-Egyptian Magical,esoteric-magic,learned-subculture,"A learned ritual-magic / grimoire tradition — historically present and genuinely influential, but a textual subculture of a few literate specialists, framed within and drawing on the dominant religion rather than a mainstream faith in its own right."
Greco-Egyptian/Libyan,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Greek,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Greek/Anatolian,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Greek/Orphic,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Greek/Phrygian,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Greek/Phrygian/Cretan,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Greek/Rhodian,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Greek/Roman,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Greek/Roman/Egyptian,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Hermetic/Greco-Egyptian,mystical-current,learned-subculture,"A mystical or contemplative current embedded WITHIN a mainstream faith, practiced by a devout minority — not a separate religion."
Hermetic/Theurgic,mystical-current,learned-subculture,"A mystical or contemplative current embedded WITHIN a mainstream faith, practiced by a devout minority — not a separate religion."
Hittite,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Hittite/Hurrian,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Hungarian,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Iberian/Lusitanian,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Illyrian,civic-polytheism,regional,"The Illyrian pantheon of the western Balkans (Medaurus, Redon, En), attested in inscriptions and Roman interpretatio."
Islamic,mainstream-scriptural,dominant,"A mainstream scriptural religion — the dominant faith of its society, worshipped communally by the broad population."
Islamic/Shi'a,mainstream-scriptural,dominant,"A mainstream scriptural religion — the dominant faith of its society, worshipped communally by the broad population."
Islamic/Sufi,mystical-current,widespread,"A mystical or contemplative current embedded WITHIN a mainstream faith, practiced by a devout minority — not a separate religion."
Islamic/Sufi/Shi'a,mystical-current,regional,"A mystical or contemplative current embedded WITHIN a mainstream faith, practiced by a devout minority — not a separate religion."
Israelite,mainstream-scriptural,dominant,"A mainstream scriptural religion — the dominant faith of its society, worshipped communally by the broad population."
Israelite/Second Temple,mainstream-scriptural,dominant,"A mainstream scriptural religion — the dominant faith of its society, worshipped communally by the broad population."
Italic/Sabine,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Jewish,mainstream-scriptural,dominant,"A mainstream scriptural religion — the dominant faith of its society, worshipped communally by the broad population."
Jewish Mystical,mystical-current,learned-subculture,"Kabbalah and Merkavah mysticism — a learned esoteric current embedded within Judaism, transmitted among a devout scholarly minority."
Late Antique Ritual,esoteric-magic,learned-subculture,"A learned ritual-magic / grimoire tradition — historically present and genuinely influential, but a textual subculture of a few literate specialists, framed within and drawing on the dominant religion rather than a mainstream faith in its own right."
Latter-day Saint,mainstream-scriptural,modern-worldwide,"The Latter-day Saint (Mormon) movement — a large modern Restorationist branch of Christianity with a distinctive cosmology (premortal existence, exaltation, Kolob)."
Luwian,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Lycian,civic-polytheism,regional,"The Lycian civic polytheism of SW Anatolia (Trqqas, the Twelve Gods, Eni Mahanahi)."
Lydian,civic-polytheism,regional,"The Lydian pantheon of Iron-Age western Anatolia (Kuvava/Kybebe, Santas), ancestral to several Greek-Anatolian cults."
Mandaean,heterodox-sect,marginal,"The Mandaeans — a small gnostic baptismal religion, marginal and surviving as a minority to the present."
Manichaean,heterodox-sect,marginal,"Manichaeism — once a widespread world religion from Rome to China, later suppressed everywhere and extinct; a major but ultimately marginalized sect."
Marcionite,heterodox-sect,marginal,"A heterodox or minority sect — a real religious community but marginal to, and often suppressed by, the dominant faith."
Masonic/Rosicrucian,esoteric-magic,learned-subculture,"Freemasonry and Rosicrucianism — fraternal esoteric traditions (the Great Architect, Hiram Abiff, Christian Rosenkreutz)."
Meroitic,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Mesoamerican,civic-polytheism,pre-Columbian source,"Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican religion, included here ONLY at its documented Catholic-syncretism seams (e.g. Tonantzin → Our Lady of Guadalupe) — not the full pantheon."
Mesopotamian,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Mithraic Mysteries,mystical-current,Roman-imperial initiatory,"The Roman cult of Mithras — an initiatory all-male mystery religion of the imperial army (2nd-4th c. CE), structured around the tauroctony and seven grades."
Moabite,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Modern Occult,modern-esoteric,modern-revival,"A modern (19th-20th c.) esoteric movement — an organized but comparatively small new-religious / occult current, not a mainstream faith."
Modern Paganism,modern-esoteric,modern-worldwide,"Reconstructionist & revival paganism beyond Wicca — modern Heathenry/Ásatrú, Druidry, the Goddess movement, plus Martinist/New-Thought currents."
Modern Satanism,modern-esoteric,modern-worldwide,"Organized modern Satanism, Luciferianism and the Temple of Set (Church of Satan 1966, The Satanic Temple, Temple of Set) — symbolic and theistic currents."
Modern reception,modern-esoteric,modern-revival,"A modern (19th-20th c.) esoteric movement — an organized but comparatively small new-religious / occult current, not a mainstream faith."
Mycenaean,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Nabataean,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.
Nart (Ossetian/Sarmatian),civic-polytheism,regional,"The Nart sagas of the Caucasus — the surviving Scythian/Sarmatian-Alanic mythology (Batraz, Satana, Uastyrdzhi), a living oral epic among the Ossetians and neighbours."
Ophite/Archontic,heterodox-sect,marginal,"A heterodox or minority sect — a real religious community but marginal to, and often suppressed by, the dominant faith."