Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Associated Concepts Facet
3. Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)
4. [religions and religious concepts]
5. religious concepts
6. doctrinal concepts

Anotations

Scope note:

As a doctrinal concept, the origination of created beings from a deity or spirit in a way that imbues the new being with some of the essence of the deity or spirit; as distinct from act of creation out of nothing.