Home›Devotional Rituals›Obligation›Optional and voluntaryBrowse ByOptional and voluntaryThis page groups rituals by whether performing them is a required duty or a voluntary devotion. Wikipedia notes that "for daily prayers, practicing Muslims must perform a ritual recitation from the Quran in Arabic while bowing and prostrating." Browsing this way lets a visitor separate a mandatory rite from one an adherent may choose to observe or not.FactsLearn MoreOptional and voluntarySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedRites whose purpose is the honouring of a deity, ancestor or holy figure - offering, praise, procession, service - performed by a congregation or by an officiant on its behalf. The grouping cuts across traditions with very different accounts of what the act does, from a sacrament held to convey grace to a meal shared with the dead. 2StatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedA standard analytic category in the study of religion 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedRituals 1Learn MoreThe devotional rituals This group holds devotional rituals, the formal, repeated acts of worship and reverence directed toward the divine: liturgies, offerings, processions and the regular rites of the temple, church, mosque or home. Where devotional practices are the ongoing habit of piety, these are its structured ceremonial forms. The browser will find devotional rituals from various traditions. The entries describe each rite's order, purpose and setting, noting the tradition that performs it.Optional and voluntaryFilter Results4 entriesOrigin Period Start YearAll100 (1)700 (1)1700 (1)FrequencyAllAnnual (1)As the occasion requires (2)Seasonal, at set points in the year (1)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (4)Social FormAllPerformed alone (1)Performed by a gathered group (3)Practice StatusAllEnded (1)Living tradition, practised today (3)PractitionerAllAll adherents of the tradition (2)Trained or authorised specialists (2)Native To RegionAllAncient Israel (1)Indian Subcontinent (1)Japan (1)Punjab (1)Originated InAllAncient Israel (1)Indian Subcontinent (1)Japan (1)Punjab (1)Originates In LanguageAllHebrew (1)Sanskrit (2)Kind of ritualAllChristian, Jewish and Western Esoteric Devotional Rites (1)East and Southeast Asian Shinto, Daoist and Spirit Rites (1)Hindu Murti Veneration Rites (1)Indic and Buddhist Devotional Rites (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 4AbhishekaOptional and voluntaryKaguraOptional and voluntaryNagar KirtanOptional and voluntaryNazirite VowOptional and voluntarySources1. 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 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.