Home›Devotional Rituals›Origin Period Start Year›4th century BCEBrowse By4th century BCEThis page groups rituals by the year their recorded history begins. Wikipedia notes that "the word 'ritual' is first recorded in English in 1570, and came into use in the 1600s to mean 'the prescribed order of performing religious services'." Browsing by start year lets a visitor see how far back a given ritual's documented history actually reaches.FactsLearn More4th century BCESourcesComments (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.4th century BCEFilter Results3 entriesAddressed ToAllJuno (1)Jupiter (1)Neptune (1)FrequencyAllAnnual (1)As the occasion requires (1)Daily (1)ObligationAllRecommended and meritorious, not required (1)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (3)Social FormAllPerformed alone or together (1)Performed by a gathered group (2)Practice StatusAllEnded (1)PractitionerAllAll adherents of the tradition (1)Clergy or ordained officiants (1)Lay people (1)Monastics: monks and nuns (1)Native To RegionAllIndia (2)Rome (1)TraditionAllNichiren (1)Pure Land (1)Vajrayana (1)Originated InAllIndia (2)Rome (1)Originates In LanguageAllPali (1)Kind of ritualAllClassical, Celtic, Norse and Mesopotamian Devotional Rites (1)Indic and Buddhist Devotional Rites (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 3Buddhist Chanting4th century BCEKathina (robe offering)4th century BCELectisternium4th century BCESources1. 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.