Home›Divinatory Rituals›Scholarly Standing›A standard analytic category in the study of religionBrowse ByA standard analytic category in the study of religionThis page groups rituals by how settled or contested their scholarly description is. Wikipedia notes plainly that "the field of ritual studies has seen a number of conflicting definitions of the term." Browsing this way lets a visitor see which rituals scholars broadly agree on and which remain genuinely disputed.FactsLearn MoreA standard analytic category in the study of religionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedRites performed to obtain knowledge not otherwise available - about a decision, an outcome or a hidden cause - by a procedure the tradition holds to be reliable. Systems differ in whether the answer is taken to come from a deity, from an impersonal order, or from the diviner's trained reading of a sign, and the difference governs how each is practised. 2StatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedA standard analytic category in the study of religion 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedRituals 1Learn MoreThe Divinatory Rituals This group holds divinatory rituals, the rites by which a question is put to the divine or to hidden knowledge and an answer is read from signs, drawing on the structured procedures of divination in a ceremonial setting. The browser will find divinatory rituals from various traditions. The entries describe each rite's method and interpretive frame, noting the tradition to which it belongs.A standard analytic category in the study of religionFilter Results8 entriesAddressed ToAllUtu (1)Origin Period Start YearAll-1750 (1)-900 (1)800 (1)1781 (1)1850 (1)1900 (1)FrequencyAllAs the occasion requires (8)Social FormAllPerformed alone (1)Performed alone or together (3)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (1)Revived or reconstructed in the modern era (1)PractitionerAllAll adherents of the tradition (2)Clergy or ordained officiants (1)Trained or authorised specialists (5)Native To RegionAllChina (1)Etruria (1)Mesoamerica (1)Mesopotamia (1)Scandinavia (1)United States (1)Originated InAllChina (1)Italy (1)Mesoamerica (1)Mesopotamia (1)Scandinavia (1)United States (1)Kind of ritualAllDivination by Cards, Casting and Signs (4)Divination by Examination of Entrails (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 8Barutu (Mesopotamian Extispicy)A standard analytic category in the study of religionCasting GeomancyA standard analytic category in the study of religionConsulting the I ChingA standard analytic category in the study of religionExtispicy and HaruspicyA standard analytic category in the study of religionPatolliA standard analytic category in the study of religionRunecastingA standard analytic category in the study of religionTable-TurningA standard analytic category in the study of religionTarot ReadingA standard analytic category in the study of religionSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Encyclopedia of Religiontier 1Mircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Macmillan Reference, 2005s.v. DivinationView 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.