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Traditions
Explore the major traditions represented in the atlas and use them as entry points into countries, site types, and individual sacred places.
Christianity
183 sacred sites
Prehistoric
102 sacred sites
Shinto
40 sacred sites
Buddhism
36 sacred sites
Pre-Columbian
32 sacred sites
Christian
30 sacred sites
Hinduism
22 sacred sites
Multi-faith
18 sacred sites
Ancient Egyptian
18 sacred sites
Pre-Christian
17 sacred sites
Roman Catholicism
16 sacred sites
Ancient Greek
16 sacred sites
Native American
14 sacred sites
Indigenous
13 sacred sites
Islamic
11 sacred sites
Celtic
10 sacred sites
Catholic
10 sacred sites
Inca
10 sacred sites
Indigenous American
9 sacred sites
Jomon
9 sacred sites
Celtic/Prehistoric
8 sacred sites
Buddhist
7 sacred sites
Maya civilization
6 sacred sites
Islam
6 sacred sites
Tiwanaku
6 sacred sites
Catholic Christianity
5 sacred sites
Ancient Mesoamerican
4 sacred sites
Nuragic
4 sacred sites
Aboriginal
4 sacred sites
Hawaiian
4 sacred sites
Thracian
3 sacred sites
Norse
3 sacred sites
Pagan and Christian
3 sacred sites
Maya
3 sacred sites
Pagan
3 sacred sites
Roman Catholic
3 sacred sites
Zapotec civilization
2 sacred sites
Greek Orthodox
2 sacred sites
Irish
2 sacred sites
Nuragic Religion
2 sacred sites
Serbian Orthodox Christianity
2 sacred sites
Ancient/Prehistoric
2 sacred sites
Nuragic Burial Traditions
2 sacred sites
Sufism
2 sacred sites
Gallura Nuragic Burial Traditions
2 sacred sites
Navajo
2 sacred sites
Neolithic
2 sacred sites
Celtic/Christianity
2 sacred sites
Greek Mythology
2 sacred sites
Ancient Roman
2 sacred sites
Mescalero Apache
2 sacred sites
Aztec/Nahua mythology
2 sacred sites
Bektashi Order
2 sacred sites
Judaism
2 sacred sites
Hindu
2 sacred sites
Rinzai Zen Buddhism
1 sacred sites
Hellenistic Greek
1 sacred sites
Ancient Japanese
1 sacred sites
Folk Healing/Catholic
1 sacred sites
Abrahamic
1 sacred sites
Theravada Buddhism
1 sacred sites
Pre-Hispanic
1 sacred sites
Taoism
1 sacred sites
Bulgarian Orthodox
1 sacred sites
Roman
1 sacred sites
Nuragic Egalitarian Burial
1 sacred sites
Sámi
1 sacred sites
Celtic/Natural
1 sacred sites
Tibetan Buddhism
1 sacred sites
Shingon Buddhism
1 sacred sites
Pucara culture
1 sacred sites
Zoku-Jomon
1 sacred sites
Celtic Christianity
1 sacred sites
Irish Mythology
1 sacred sites
Ancestral Puebloans
1 sacred sites
Christianity/Celtic
1 sacred sites
Sioux Native American
1 sacred sites
Worship of Demeter and Kore (Persephone) - goddesses of fertility and the agricultural cycle
1 sacred sites
Christianity and Islam
1 sacred sites
Anasazi Indian
1 sacred sites
Catholic Marian devotion
1 sacred sites
Cheyenne and Sioux Lakota
1 sacred sites
Nuragic Burial and Bull Cult
1 sacred sites
Indigenous Australian
1 sacred sites
Ancient Puebloan
1 sacred sites
Nitsitapii
1 sacred sites
Polynesian
1 sacred sites
Nuragic Collective Burial and Symbolic Traditions
1 sacred sites
Eastern Orthodox
1 sacred sites
Shona
1 sacred sites
Chavín
1 sacred sites
Chibchan
1 sacred sites
Neolithic/Megalithic
1 sacred sites
Jainism, Hinduism
1 sacred sites
The Acchianata - annual barefoot pilgrimage on the night of September 3-4
1 sacred sites
Buddhist, Hindu, Jain
1 sacred sites
Cistercian
1 sacred sites
Folklore
1 sacred sites
Orthodox Christianity
1 sacred sites
Nuragic Water Cult
1 sacred sites
Possible Elymian open-air worship ceremonies
1 sacred sites
Colla (Qulla) culture
1 sacred sites
Illyrian
1 sacred sites
Roma Spirituality
1 sacred sites
Nuragic Ancestor Cult
1 sacred sites
Arthurian Legend
1 sacred sites
Annual feast of the Madonna Bruna on September 7-8
1 sacred sites
Lima culture
1 sacred sites
Celtic/Christian
1 sacred sites
Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Christian
1 sacred sites
Blackfeet Indian
1 sacred sites
Nature Worship
1 sacred sites
Ryukyuan
1 sacred sites
Hindu, Buddhist, Jain
1 sacred sites
Nazca culture
1 sacred sites
Minoan
1 sacred sites
Hinduism, Buddhism
1 sacred sites
Worship of unknown Greek deity (possibly the Dioscuri or Demeter and Persephone)
1 sacred sites
Serbian Orthodox
1 sacred sites
Pre-Pottery Neolithic
1 sacred sites
Eastern Orthodox Christian
1 sacred sites
Worship of Apollo as god of prophecy, music, healing, and protection
1 sacred sites
Candomblé
1 sacred sites
Huamachuco culture
1 sacred sites
Inca (Temple of the Sun)
1 sacred sites
Nuragic Burial and Ancestor Cult
1 sacred sites
Greek
1 sacred sites
Hellenic
1 sacred sites
Mayo-Chinchipe culture
1 sacred sites
Nuragic Burial and Sanctuary Practices
1 sacred sites
Neo-Druidic/Arthurian
1 sacred sites
Aztec/Nahua mountain worship
1 sacred sites
Celtic/Pagan
1 sacred sites
Christianity & Inca
1 sacred sites
Feast of Saint Lucy (Santa Lucia) on December 13th - Syracuse's patron saint
1 sacred sites
Shugendo
1 sacred sites