rowid,tradition,tradition_class,prevalence,status_note,entity_count
1,Vodou,afro-diasporic,living-worldwide,Haitian Vodou — a living Afro-Catholic religion; the lwa (Fon/Yoruba/Kongo spirits) served in syncretism with Catholic saints under the remote creator Bondye.,18
2,Yoruba-Orisha,afro-diasporic,living-worldwide,"The Orisha tradition — the Yoruba pantheon and its New-World diaspora (Santería/Lucumí, Candomblé), the orishas syncretized with Catholic saints and Marian titles.",15
3,Rastafari,afro-diasporic,living-worldwide,"Rastafari — a living Abrahamic-derived Caribbean religion venerating Jah and Haile Selassie I, with an Ethiopianist/Zion theology.",6
4,Greek,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,490
5,Egyptian,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,205
6,Mesopotamian,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,151
7,Germanic/Norse,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,123
8,Roman,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,102
9,Celtic/Irish,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,76
10,Zoroastrian,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,59
11,Slavic,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,46
12,Celtic/Welsh,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,39
13,Etruscan,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,32
14,Canaanite/Ugaritic,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,31
15,Celtic/Gaulish,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,30
16,Phoenician,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,24
17,Finnish,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,24
18,Elamite,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,22
19,Baltic,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,20
20,Pre-Islamic Arabian,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,17
21,South Arabian,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,15
22,Aramean,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,14
23,Hittite/Hurrian,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,14
24,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.",14
25,Iberian/Lusitanian,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,13
26,Sámi,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,13
27,Hittite,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,13
28,Illyrian,civic-polytheism,regional,"The Illyrian pantheon of the western Balkans (Medaurus, Redon, En), attested in inscriptions and Roman interpretatio.",12
29,Mycenaean,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,12
30,Sabian/Harranian,civic-polytheism,regional-extinct,The Sabians of Harran — the late-antique planetary star-religion and Harranian Hermetism; long extinct.,12
31,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.",11
32,Basque,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,11
33,Luwian,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,10
34,Urartian,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,10
35,Hungarian,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,9
36,Thracian,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,9
37,Celtic/British,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,9
38,Lydian,civic-polytheism,regional,"The Lydian pantheon of Iron-Age western Anatolia (Kuvava/Kybebe, Santas), ancestral to several Greek-Anatolian cults.",8
39,Lycian,civic-polytheism,regional,"The Lycian civic polytheism of SW Anatolia (Trqqas, the Twelve Gods, Eni Mahanahi).",8
40,Meroitic,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,7
41,Scythian,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,7
42,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.",7
43,Venetic,civic-polytheism,regional,"The Venetic pantheon of pre-Roman NE Italy, centered on the goddess Reitia.",6
44,Armenian,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,6
45,Commagene,civic-polytheism,regional,"The syncretic Hellenistic-Iranian royal cult of Commagene (Antiochus I, Nemrud Dağ): Zeus-Oromasdes, Apollo-Mithras, Artagnes-Heracles.",6
46,Italic/Sabine,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,6
47,Nabataean,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,6
48,Carian,civic-polytheism,regional,"The Carian civic polytheism of SW Anatolia, centered on Zeus Labraundos and the great Hecate of Lagina.",6
49,Aksumite,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,5
50,Phrygian,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,3
51,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.",3
52,Greco-Egyptian,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,3
53,Greek/Roman,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,3
54,Greek/Orphic,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,2
55,Moabite,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,2
56,Edomite,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,1
57,Greek/Anatolian,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,1
58,Greek/Phrygian,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,1
59,Greek/Phrygian/Cretan,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,1
60,Greek/Rhodian,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,1
61,Roman/Persian reception,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,1
62,Greek/Roman/Egyptian,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,1
63,Dacian,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,1
64,Ammonite,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,1
65,Greco-Egyptian/Libyan,civic-polytheism,dominant,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,1
66,Celtic/Gaulish/Roman,civic-polytheism,regional,An established civic/state polytheism — the mainstream public religion of its society in its era.,1
67,Cross-traditional,comparative,abstraction,Not a religion: a cross-traditional layer of shared abstractions used for comparison.,118
68,Renaissance Esoteric,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.",129
69,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.",77
70,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.",64
71,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.",11
72,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).",11
73,Solomonic 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.",10
74,Masonic/Rosicrucian,esoteric-magic,learned-subculture,"Freemasonry and Rosicrucianism — fraternal esoteric traditions (the Great Architect, Hiram Abiff, Christian Rosenkreutz).",9
75,Alchemical,esoteric-magic,learned-subculture,"Western alchemy as a spiritual-symbolic system — the personified principles (tria prima, the King & Queen, the Rebis, Azoth).",9
76,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.",4
77,19th-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.",1
78,Valentinian,heterodox-sect,marginal,"A heterodox or minority sect — a real religious community but marginal to, and often suppressed by, the dominant faith.",50
79,Sethian,heterodox-sect,marginal,"A heterodox or minority sect — a real religious community but marginal to, and often suppressed by, the dominant faith.",46
80,Gnostic,heterodox-sect,marginal,"A heterodox or minority sect — a real religious community but marginal to, and often suppressed by, the dominant faith.",36
81,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.",33
82,Mandaean,heterodox-sect,marginal,"The Mandaeans — a small gnostic baptismal religion, marginal and surviving as a minority to the present.",31
83,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).",16
84,Samaritan,heterodox-sect,living-minority,Samaritanism — a distinct surviving Israelite religion centered on Mount Gerizim; a very small ancient community.,16
85,Christian/Heterodox,heterodox-sect,marginal,"Intra-Christian heresies and dualist movements (Arian, Nestorian, Pelagian, Bogomil, Cathar) — condemned/suppressed by the mainstream church.",15
86,Yazidi,heterodox-sect,living-minority,"The Yazidi — a distinct living Kurdish religion centered on Tawûsî Melek (the Peacock Angel) and the Heptad; an endogamous minority, NOT a sect of Islam.",15
87,Yarsan,heterodox-sect,living-minority,Yarsan / Ahl-e Haqq — a living western-Iranian religion centered on Sultan Sahak and the chain of divine manifestations.,14
88,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.,13
89,Ophite/Archontic,heterodox-sect,marginal,"A heterodox or minority sect — a real religious community but marginal to, and often suppressed by, the dominant faith.",10
90,Thomasine/Christian-Gnostic,heterodox-sect,marginal,"A heterodox or minority sect — a real religious community but marginal to, and often suppressed by, the dominant faith.",5
91,Simonian,heterodox-sect,marginal,"A heterodox or minority sect — a real religious community but marginal to, and often suppressed by, the dominant faith.",3
92,Basilidean,heterodox-sect,marginal,"A heterodox or minority sect — a real religious community but marginal to, and often suppressed by, the dominant faith.",3
93,Carpocratian,heterodox-sect,marginal,"A heterodox or minority sect — a real religious community but marginal to, and often suppressed by, the dominant faith.",1
94,Marcionite,heterodox-sect,marginal,"A heterodox or minority sect — a real religious community but marginal to, and often suppressed by, the dominant faith.",1
95,Saturnilian,heterodox-sect,marginal,"A heterodox or minority sect — a real religious community but marginal to, and often suppressed by, the dominant faith.",1
96,Sethian/Ophite/Jewish,heterodox-sect,marginal,"A heterodox or minority sect — a real religious community but marginal to, and often suppressed by, the dominant faith.",1
97,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.",35
98,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.",15
99,Christian,mainstream-scriptural,dominant,"A mainstream scriptural religion — the dominant faith of its society, worshipped communally by the broad population.",251
100,Israelite/Second Temple,mainstream-scriptural,dominant,"A mainstream scriptural religion — the dominant faith of its society, worshipped communally by the broad population.",184