The Living Traditions shelf gathers the public texts, source dossiers, and support pages currently held under this tradition room. Use this page as a doorway into the shelf rather than as a complete history of the tradition.
Main Doorways
- Africa holds 23 public texts or support pages. Start with Afar Religion — The Way of Waaq, Akan Religion — The Way of the Abosom, Bamana Religion — The Way of Nyama.
- Americas holds 65 public texts or support pages. Start with 3HO and Sikh Dharma International, A Course in Miracles, AMORC.
- Buddhist holds 10 public texts or support pages. Start with Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition, Insight Meditation Society and Spirit Rock, Kwan Um School of Zen.
- Central Asia holds 6 public texts or support pages. Start with Bon, Buryat Shamanism, Kazakh Shamanism.
- East Asia holds 27 public texts or support pages. Start with Agonshū, Byakkō Shinkōkai, Cheondogyo.
- Europe holds 5 public texts or support pages. Start with Ásatrú and Heathenry, Dievturība, Druidry.
- Japanese holds 7 public texts or support pages. Start with Ainu Religion, Japanese Folk Religion — The Way of the Land and Ancestors, Konkokyo — The Way of the Golden Light.
- Middle East holds 9 public texts or support pages. Start with Aleviism, Devil Worship: The Sacred Books and Traditions of the Yezidiz, Mandaeism.
- Pacific holds 11 public texts or support pages. Start with Aboriginal Australian Religion — The Way of the Dreaming, Fijian Religion — The Way of the Vanua, Hawaiian Religion — The Way of Mana.
- South Asia holds 29 public texts or support pages. Start with Ahmadiyya, Ananda Marga, Arya Samaj — The Society of the Noble.
- Southeast Asia holds 8 public texts or support pages. Start with Akha Religion, Cao Dai — The Great Faith of the Third Amnesty, Hmong Shamanism — The Way of the Txiv Neeb.
- Uralic holds 7 public texts or support pages. Start with Estonian Maausk — The Way of the Earth People, Finnish Suomenusko — The Way of the Ancient Land, Hungarian Táltos Traditions — The Way of the Born Shaman.
Texts at This Shelf Level
Suggested Use
Begin with the introduction if one is present, then move into the rooms or individual texts listed above. For technical terms, names, and recurring concepts, use the local glossary on this shelf together with the central Good Works Glossary.