Home›Devotional Rituals›Social Form›Performed alone or togetherBrowse ByPerformed alone or togetherThis page groups rituals by whether they are performed by a community together or by a single person alone. Wikipedia distinguishes "communal rites, whether of worship, where a community comes together to worship" from "rites of personal devotion, where an individual worships, including prayer and pilgrimages." Browsing this way lets a visitor separate group ceremonies from solitary devotional acts.FactsLearn MorePerformed alone or togetherSourcesComments (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.Performed alone or togetherFilter Results7 entriesOrigin Period Start YearAll-500 (3)-400 (1)610 (1)FrequencyAllAnnual (1)As the occasion requires (2)Daily (3)Several times a day (1)ObligationAllObligatory (1)Recommended and meritorious, not required (1)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (7)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (2)PractitionerAllAll adherents of the tradition (6)Householders, those living in the world (1)Native To RegionAllArabia (1)China (1)Greece (1)India (1)Indian Subcontinent (2)Holds ElementAllFire (1)TraditionAllNichiren (1)Pure Land (1)Vajrayana (1)Originated InAllArabia (1)China (1)Greece (1)India (1)Indian Subcontinent (2)Originates In LanguageAllClassical Arabic (1)Kind of ritualAllAfrican, Diaspora and Native American Devotional Rites (1)East and Southeast Asian Shinto, Daoist and Spirit Rites (1)Hindu Murti Veneration Rites (1)Islamic Devotional Rites (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 7AartiPerformed alone or togetherBuddhist ChantingPerformed alone or togetherGhost Festival ritesPerformed alone or togetherLibationPerformed alone or togetherPujaPerformed alone or togetherSalat (Daily Prayer)Performed alone or togetherSponde (Greek Libation)Performed alone or togetherSources1. 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.