Home›Calendrical Rituals›Scholarly Standing›A standard analytic category in the study of religionBrowse ByA standard analytic category in the study of religionThis page groups rituals by how settled or contested their scholarly description is. Wikipedia notes plainly that "the field of ritual studies has seen a number of conflicting definitions of the term." Browsing this way lets a visitor see which rituals scholars broadly agree on and which remain genuinely disputed.FactsLearn MoreA standard analytic category in the study of religionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedRites tied to a recurring point in a tradition's calendar rather than to an event in a life - a weekly sabbath, a seasonal turning, an annual first-fruits offering. Each is reckoned in its own calendar, so the recurrence is regular within the tradition and irregular against the civil year. 2StatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedA standard analytic category in the study of religion 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedRituals 1Learn MoreThe Calendrical Rituals This group holds calendrical rituals, the rites fixed to the cycle of the year and the calendar: the observances of seasons, new moons, solstices and the recurring festivals that structure sacred time. They bind the community to the turning of the year and the rhythm of its tradition. The browser will find calendrical rituals from various traditions. The entries describe each rite's timing, form and meaning, noting the tradition and the moment in the year it marks.A standard analytic category in the study of religionFilter Results13 entriesAddressed ToAllAmaterasu (2)Amun (1)God (Abrahamic) (1)Khonsu (1)Origin Period Start YearAll-1200 (1)-1000 (1)700 (2)800 (1)1958 (1)FrequencyAllAnnual (6)Multi-Year Cycle (2)Seasonal, at set points in the year (2)Weekly (3)Closed Practice StatusAllClosed ceremonial knowledge, described but not reproduced (1)Life Stage MarkedAllEntry into the community or the order (1)ObligationAllObligatory (5)Optional and voluntary (1)Recommended and meritorious, not required (1)Social FormAllPerformed alone or together (1)Performed by a gathered group (5)Practice StatusAllEnded (2)Living tradition, practised today (7)Revived or reconstructed in the modern era (1)PractitionerAllAll adherents of the tradition (4)Clergy or ordained officiants (4)Householders, those living in the world (3)Trained or authorised specialists (2)Native To RegionAllAncient Israel (1)Egypt (1)England (1)Japan (3)TraditionAllAlexandrian Wicca (1)Breslov Hasidism (2)Chabad-Lubavitch (2)Conservative Judaism (2)Dianic Wicca (1)Eclectic Solitary Wicca (1)Feri Tradition (1)Gardnerian Wicca (1)Haredi Judaism (2)Hasidic Judaism (2)Humanistic Judaism (1)Karaite Judaism (1)Modern Orthodox Judaism (2)Orthodox Judaism (2)Reclaiming (1)Reconstructionist Judaism (2)Reform Judaism (2)Seax-Wica (1)Originated InAllAncient Israel (1)Egypt (1)England (1)Japan (3)Originates In LanguageAllAncient Egyptian Language (1)Hebrew (4)Kind of ritualAllJewish Sabbath and Festival Rites (5)Periodic Festivals of Indigenous and Ancient Societies (2)Seasonal Rites of Japan and the Neopagan Year (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 13HavdalahA standard analytic category in the study of religionKemariA standard analytic category in the study of religionKiddushA standard analytic category in the study of religionKwakwaka'wakw Winter CeremonialA standard analytic category in the study of religionNiiname-saiA standard analytic category in the study of religionOpet FestivalA standard analytic category in the study of religionPassover SederA standard analytic category in the study of religionSetsubunA standard analytic category in the study of religionShabbatA standard analytic category in the study of religionTashlichA standard analytic category in the study of religionThe Aztec New Fire CeremonyA standard analytic category in the study of religionThe Sabbat RitesA standard analytic category in the study of religionThe Shikinen Sengu of Ise Grand ShrineA standard analytic category in the study of religionSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Ritual: Perspectives and Dimensionstier 1Catherine Bell, Oxford University Press, 1997Basic Genres of Ritual ActionView the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.