Home›Devotional Rituals›Unesco Status›Inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of HumanityBrowse ByInscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of HumanityThis page groups rituals by whether UNESCO has formally recognized them. Wikipedia notes that traditions "including Japanese Noh and Kabuki, as well as Indian classical dance, have been recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity." Browsing by UNESCO status lets a visitor see which rituals carry that international recognition and which do not.FactsLearn MoreInscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of HumanitySourcesComments (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.Inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of HumanityFilter Results3 entriesFrequencyAllAnnual (2)As the occasion requires (1)ObligationAllRecommended and meritorious, not required (1)Undertaken only with authorisation or transmission (1)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (3)Social FormAllPerformed by a gathered group (2)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (3)PractitionerAllAll adherents of the tradition (1)Initiates only (1)Trained or authorised specialists (1)Native To RegionAllPersia (1)Vietnam (1)TraditionAllShia (Twelver) (1)Originated InAllPersia (1)Vietnam (1)Yorubaland (1)Originates In LanguageAllClassical Persian (1)Vietnamese Language (1)Kind of ritualAllAfrican, Diaspora and Native American Devotional Rites (1)East and Southeast Asian Shinto, Daoist and Spirit Rites (1)Islamic Devotional Rites (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 3GeledeInscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of HumanityLen DongInscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of HumanityTa'ziyehInscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of HumanitySources1. 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.