Home›Devotional Practices›Obligation›Obligatory on those who meet its conditionsBrowse ByObligatory on those who meet its conditionsThis page groups practices by whether they are a required duty or a voluntary devotion. Wikipedia notes that cultus "implies the necessity of active maintenance beyond passive adoration," a distinction between merely believing and actually being obliged to act. Browsing this way lets a visitor separate a commanded practice from one an adherent may take up or leave off freely.FactsLearn MoreObligatory on those who meet its conditionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedThe sustained acts by which adherents attend to a deity, ancestor or holy figure - prayer at fixed hours, recitation and chant, offerings at a shrine or home altar, veneration of saints and images, pilgrimage. It is the widest and loosest of these groupings and holds acts that are obligatory in one tradition and freely optional in another. 2StatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedA standard analytic category in the study of religion 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPractices 1ComparisonPrimary Academic DisciplineWell-attestedComparative Religion 3Learn MoreThe Devotional Practices This group gathers devotional practices, the acts by which the faithful express love, reverence and dependence toward the divine: prayer, worship, praise, offering, the reciting of names and the observance of daily and seasonal devotion. It is the largest practice grouping in the atlas, reflecting how central devotion is to religious life. The browser will find devotional practices from across the world's traditions. The entries describe each practice's form, purpose and setting, noting the tradition to which it belongs and how it is performed.Obligatory on those who meet its conditionsFilter Results10 entriesOrigin Period Start YearAll70 (1)Solitary or CommunalAllPerformed alone (1)Performed alone or together (5)Performed by a gathered group (2)Performed by an officiant for a recipient (1)TraditionAllAnglican Communion (1)Anglicanism (1)Armenian Apostolic Church (1)Breslov Hasidism (3)Chabad-Lubavitch (3)Church of Cyprus (4)Church of England (1)Church of Greece (4)Church of Ireland (1)Conservative Judaism (2)Coptic Orthodoxy (1)Eastern Orthodoxy (4)Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (4)Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church (1)Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (1)Georgian Orthodox Church (4)Greek Orthodox Church (4)Haredi Judaism (3)Hasidic Judaism (3)Modern Orthodox Judaism (3)Oriental Orthodoxy (1)Orthodox Judaism (3)Reconstructionist Judaism (1)Reform Judaism (1)Roman Catholicism (4)Romanian Orthodox Church (4)Russian Orthodox Church (4)Saint Thomas Christians (1)Serbian Orthodox Church (4)The Episcopal Church (1)Ukrainian Orthodox Church (4)Zion Christian Church (1)Category of PracticeAllDevotional (4)Who Performs ItAllAll adherents of the tradition (4)Clergy or ordained officiants (4)Trained or authorised specialists (1)Practice StatusAllHistorical; not practised continuously (1)Living tradition, practised today (8)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (10)CadenceAllAnnual (1)As the occasion requires (1)Continuous: a standing discipline, not an event (1)Daily (3)Weekly (2)In GroupAllAncient and Historical Religious Practices (1)Christian Devotional Practices (4)Islamic Devotional Practices (1)Jewish Devotional Practices (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 10Christian MissionObligatory on those who meet its conditionsMusafObligatory on those who meet its conditionsNone (Ninth Hour)Obligatory on those who meet its conditionsPilgrimageObligatory on those who meet its conditionsSermonObligatory on those who meet its conditionsSextObligatory on those who meet its conditionsSujud SahwiObligatory on those who meet its conditionsTerceObligatory on those who meet its conditionsVotive Offering (Anathema)Obligatory on those who meet its conditionsYahrzeitObligatory on those who meet its conditionsSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Encyclopedia of Religiontier 1Mircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Macmillan Reference, 2005s.v. Worship and Devotional LifeView the Source3. Wikipedia: Comparative religiontier 2WikipediaComparative religion, opening definitionQuote, Comparative religion, opening definitionComparative religion is the branch of religious studies that systematically compares the doctrines, practices, themes and impacts (including migration) of the worlds religions.View 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.