Home›Devotional Rituals›Practitioner›All adherents of the traditionBrowse ByAll adherents of the traditionThis page groups rituals by who is qualified to perform them. Wikipedia notes that "healing rites performed by shamans frequently identify social disorder as the cause, and make the restoration of social relationships the cure." Browsing by practitioner lets a visitor find every ritual entrusted to one particular kind of specialist.FactsLearn MoreAll adherents of the traditionSourcesComments (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.All adherents of the traditionFilter Results16 entriesAddressed ToAllGod (Abrahamic) (1)Hathor (1)Khepri (1)Ra (1)Origin Period Start YearAll-500 (3)-400 (1)610 (1)700 (1)1700 (1)1911 (1)Unesco StatusAllInscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (1)FrequencyAllAnnual (2)As the occasion requires (8)Daily (3)Once, or at a turning point in a life (1)Several times a day (2)ObligationAllObligatory (1)Obligatory on those who meet its conditions (2)Optional and voluntary (2)Recommended and meritorious, not required (3)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (16)Social FormAllPerformed alone (2)Performed alone or together (6)Performed by a gathered group (5)Practice StatusAllEnded (1)Living tradition, practised today (5)Native To RegionAllAncient Israel (1)Arabia (4)Britain (1)Greece (1)India (1)Indian Subcontinent (2)Persia (1)Punjab (1)Scandinavia (1)Holds ElementAllFire (1)TraditionAllNichiren (1)Pure Land (1)Shia (Twelver) (1)Vajrayana (1)Originated InAllAncient Israel (1)Arabia (4)Britain (1)Greece (1)India (1)Indian Subcontinent (2)Persia (1)Punjab (1)Scandinavia (1)Originates In LanguageAllArabic (1)Classical Arabic (2)Classical Persian (1)Hebrew (1)Old Norse (1)Sanskrit (1)Kind of ritualAllAfrican, Diaspora and Native American Devotional Rites (1)Christian, Jewish and Western Esoteric Devotional Rites (2)Classical, Celtic, Norse and Mesopotamian Devotional Rites (1)Hindu Murti Veneration Rites (1)Indic and Buddhist Devotional Rites (1)Islamic Devotional Rites (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 16AartiAll adherents of the traditionBuddhist ChantingAll adherents of the traditionDeisal, the Sunwise TurningAll adherents of the traditionHajjAll adherents of the traditionLibationAll adherents of the traditionLiber Resh (Solar Adorations)All adherents of the traditionNadhrAll adherents of the traditionNagar KirtanAll adherents of the traditionNazirite VowAll adherents of the traditionPujaAll adherents of the traditionSa'i (The Rite Of Safa And Marwah)All adherents of the traditionSalat (Daily Prayer)All adherents of the traditionSalat al-IstisqaAll adherents of the traditionSponde (Greek Libation)All adherents of the traditionSumbelAll adherents of the traditionTa'ziyehAll adherents of the traditionSources1. 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.