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=== Spiritism === There are no rituals or dogmas, nor any sort of procedures in conversion to [[Kardecist spiritism|Spiritism]]. The doctrine is first considered as science, then philosophy and lastly as a religion. [[Allan Kardec]]'s [[Spiritist Codification|codification]] of Spiritism occurred between the years 1857 and 1868. Currently there are 25 to 60 million people{{specify|date=October 2018|reason=That's a VERY large range.}}{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} studying Spiritism in various countries, mainly in Brazil, through its [[Spiritist Codification|essential books]], which include ''[[The Spirits Book]]'', ''[[The Book on Mediums]]'', ''[[The Gospel According to Spiritism]]'', ''[[Heaven and Hell (Allan Kardec)|Heaven and Hell]]'' and ''[[The Genesis According to Spiritism]]''. [[Chico Xavier]] wrote over 490 additional books, which expand on the [[Kardecist spiritism|spiritualist doctrine]]. As explained in the first of the 1,019 questions and answers in ''The Spirits Book'': <blockquote>1. What is God? Answer: "God is the Supreme Intelligence-First Cause of all things."<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.allankardec.com/Allan_Kardec/Le_livre_des_esprits/lesp_us.pdf|title=The Spirits Book|access-date=2018-10-23|archive-date=2018-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417105431/http://www.allankardec.com/Allan_Kardec/Le_livre_des_esprits/lesp_us.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref></blockquote> The consensus in Spiritism is that God, the Great Creator, is above everything, including all human things such as rituals, dogmas, denominations or any other thing.
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