Home›Devotional Rituals›Social Form›Performed by a gathered groupBrowse ByPerformed by a gathered groupThis 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 by a gathered groupSourcesComments (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 by a gathered groupFilter Results18 entriesAddressed ToAllJuno (1)Jupiter (1)Neptune (1)Origin Period Start YearAll-400 (1)-399 (1)30 (1)100 (1)142 (1)500 (1)600 (1)700 (2)1604 (2)1700 (1)1800 (1)1913 (1)Unesco StatusAllInscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (2)FrequencyAllAnnual (5)As the occasion requires (8)Daily (3)Once, or at a turning point in a life (1)Seasonal, at set points in the year (1)Closed Practice StatusAllHeld within an initiatory society (1)ObligationAllObligatory (4)Obligatory on those who meet its conditions (2)Optional and voluntary (3)Recommended and meritorious, not required (3)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (18)Practice StatusAllEnded (1)Living tradition, practised today (7)PractitionerAllAll adherents of the tradition (5)Clergy or ordained officiants (4)Householders, those living in the world (1)Lay people (1)Monastics: monks and nuns (1)Trained or authorised specialists (8)Native To RegionAllArabia (2)Britain (1)China (1)India (1)Indian Subcontinent (1)Japan (1)Persia (1)Punjab (3)Rome (1)Scandinavia (1)West Africa (1)Yorubaland (1)TraditionAllAfrican Methodist Episcopal Church (1)African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (1)Anglican Communion (1)Anglicanism (1)Armenian Apostolic Church (1)Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (1)Church of Cyprus (1)Church of England (1)Church of Greece (1)Church of Ireland (1)Church of Sweden (1)Church of the Nazarene (1)Coptic Orthodoxy (1)Disciples of Christ (1)Eastern Orthodoxy (1)Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (1)Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church (1)Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (1)Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (1)Free Methodist Church (1)Georgian Orthodox Church (1)Global Methodist Church (1)Greek Orthodox Church (1)Lutheranism (1)Methodism (1)Oriental Orthodoxy (1)Roman Catholicism (1)Romanian Orthodox Church (1)Russian Orthodox Church (1)Serbian Orthodox Church (1)Shia (Twelver) (1)The Episcopal Church (1)The United Methodist Church (1)Ukrainian Orthodox Church (1)Wesleyan Church (1)Originated InAllArabia (2)Britain (1)China (1)India (1)Indian Subcontinent (1)Japan (1)Persia (1)Punjab (3)Rome (1)Scandinavia (1)West Africa (1)Yorubaland (2)Originates In LanguageAllArabic (1)Classical Arabic (1)Classical Chinese (1)Classical Persian (1)Old Norse (1)Pali (1)Sanskrit (2)Kind of ritualAllAfrican, Diaspora and Native American Devotional Rites (2)Christian, Jewish and Western Esoteric Devotional Rites (2)Classical, Celtic, Norse and Mesopotamian Devotional Rites (2)East and Southeast Asian Shinto, Daoist and Spirit Rites (1)Hindu Murti Veneration Rites (2)Indic and Buddhist Devotional Rites (2)Islamic Devotional Rites (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 18AbhishekaPerformed by a gathered groupBembePerformed by a gathered groupEgungun MasqueradePerformed by a gathered groupGeledePerformed by a gathered groupHajjPerformed by a gathered groupJiaoPerformed by a gathered groupKaguraPerformed by a gathered groupKathina (robe offering)Performed by a gathered groupKumbhabhishekamPerformed by a gathered groupLectisterniumPerformed by a gathered groupNagar KirtanPerformed by a gathered groupParkashPerformed by a gathered groupSalat al-IstisqaPerformed by a gathered groupSukhasanPerformed by a gathered groupSumbelPerformed by a gathered groupTa'ziyehPerformed by a gathered groupThe Gnostic MassPerformed by a gathered groupThe Mass / EucharistPerformed by a gathered groupSources1. 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.