Origin from 1988
Kemetic Orthodoxy is a modern Kemetic reconstructionist religious organization founded in the United States in 1988 by Tamara L. Siuda, who leads it under the initiatory title Nisut. Its seminary and church body, the House of Netjer, trains and ordains clergy.
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Distinguishing FeatureSourced to the subject's own accountNew members undergo the Rite of Parent Divination, performed by the organization's clergy to identify a member's primary parent deity; the atlas names that the rite exists without setting out its procedure, the same closed ceremonial treatment given to other traditions' initiatory rites. 1 Governing BodySourced to the subject's own accountLed by Tamara L. Siuda under the initiatory title Nisut, the organization's head. 1 Origins
Origin PeriodSourced to the subject's own account FounderSourced to the subject's own accountTamara L. Siuda, who founded the organization in 1988 and leads it under the initiatory title Nisut. 1 FoundedSourced to the subject's own accountFounded 1988, United States. 1 Status
Legal StatusSourced to the subject's own accountIts seminary and church, the House of Netjer, is registered with the United States Internal Revenue Service as a tax exempt 501(c)(3) religious organization. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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This source names Kemetic Orthodoxy directly: "Kemetic Orthodoxy is a modern reconstructionist religious movement centered on ancient Egyptian deities, and this is Tamara L."
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