"c. 15 million"@en . "Ersh\u00E9bef Kepahisn"@en . "Felinism"@en . "Felinism (Old High Jelbic: Nka\u00EDa, Classical Brmek: \u0646\u0643\u0647\u064A\u0647 Nekaiya, Selucian: Cultus Felium) is an animalistic religion centred around the idea of feline species as being divine beings. Although a modern religion founded in the 30th century, Felinism has its roots in the pre-Ahmadi indigenous shamanistic pagan religion practiced by the early Jelbic tribes of Barmenia, with significant influences from Qedarite (Semitic) mythology and Selucian Paganism. Many archaeological findings tell of the reverence of cats from ancient times, especially in the ancient Qedarite ziggurats found in Barmenia. Many Felinists belong to the Selucian minority in Barmenia. Felinism was recently driven underground as a result of the resurgence of Ahmadism and a ban on the religion, prompting most Felinists to aband"@en . "30"^^ . "Felinism"@en . . . "Selucia, Pontesi, Barmenia, diaspora"@en . . "Pantheistic, Polytheistic"@en . "Felinism (Old High Jelbic: Nka\u00EDa, Classical Brmek: \u0646\u0643\u0647\u064A\u0647 Nekaiya, Selucian: Cultus Felium) is an animalistic religion centred around the idea of feline species as being divine beings. Although a modern religion founded in the 30th century, Felinism has its roots in the pre-Ahmadi indigenous shamanistic pagan religion practiced by the early Jelbic tribes of Barmenia, with significant influences from Qedarite (Semitic) mythology and Selucian Paganism. Many archaeological findings tell of the reverence of cats from ancient times, especially in the ancient Qedarite ziggurats found in Barmenia. Many Felinists belong to the Selucian minority in Barmenia. Felinism was recently driven underground as a result of the resurgence of Ahmadism and a ban on the religion, prompting most Felinists to abandon their faith, although its practice was never brought to an end; unofficial estimates counted the number of crypto-Felinists at around 12 million. Following the expulsion of crypto-Felinists as part of the Barmenian Refugee Crisis, a plurality of them relocated to Selucia where they were accepted as practitioners of Selucian Paganism and cat worship was integrated into the Religio."@en . "Cultus Felium"@en . . . . "various"@en . . . "\u0645\u0642\u0675\u0626\u0623 Nka\u00EDa"@en . . . .