Home›Devotional Rituals›Practitioner›Trained or authorised specialistsBrowse ByTrained or authorised specialistsThis 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 MoreTrained or authorised specialistsSourcesComments (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.Trained or authorised specialistsFilter Results14 entriesAddressed ToAllAmaterasu (1)Origin Period Start YearAll100 (1)600 (1)700 (2)1604 (2)1800 (1)1848 (1)Unesco StatusAllInscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (1)FrequencyAllAnnual (2)As the occasion requires (7)Daily (2)Once, or at a turning point in a life (1)Seasonal, at set points in the year (2)Closed Practice StatusAllClosed ceremonial knowledge, described but not reproduced (1)ObligationAllObligatory (3)Obligatory on those who meet its conditions (1)Optional and voluntary (2)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (14)Social FormAllPerformed alone (1)Performed by a gathered group (8)Performed by an officiant for a recipient (1)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (7)Native To RegionAllIndian Subcontinent (1)Japan (3)Mesopotamia (1)Punjab (2)United States (2)West Africa (1)Yorubaland (1)Originated InAllIndian Subcontinent (1)Japan (3)Mesopotamia (1)Punjab (2)United States (2)West Africa (1)Yorubaland (2)Originates In LanguageAllClassical Japanese (1)French (1)Sanskrit (1)Thai (1)Kind of ritualAllAfrican, Diaspora and Native American Devotional Rites (2)Christian, Jewish and Western Esoteric Devotional Rites (1)East and Southeast Asian Shinto, Daoist and Spirit Rites (3)Hindu Murti Veneration Rites (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 14AbhishekaTrained or authorised specialistsBembeTrained or authorised specialistsDaijosaiTrained or authorised specialistsEgungun MasqueradeTrained or authorised specialistsGeledeTrained or authorised specialistsHopi Snake DanceTrained or authorised specialistsKaguraTrained or authorised specialistsKumbhabhishekamTrained or authorised specialistsOkinaTrained or authorised specialistsParkashTrained or authorised specialistsSeanceTrained or authorised specialistsShuilla (Hand Raising Prayer)Trained or authorised specialistsSukhasanTrained or authorised specialistsWai Khru Ram MuayTrained or authorised specialistsSources1. 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.