Home›Ethical Practices›Scholarly Standing›A standard analytic category in the study of religionBrowse ByA standard analytic category in the study of religionThis page groups practices by how settled their scholarly classification is. Wikipedia notes that "starting about 1920, 'cult' acquired an additional six or more positive and negative definitions," a term whose meaning has shifted considerably. Browsing this way lets a visitor see which practices scholars describe consistently and which remain genuinely contested.FactsLearn MoreA standard analytic category in the study of religionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedStanding commitments a tradition treats as conduct rather than as rite - non-injury, refusal of a medical procedure on doctrinal grounds, the provision of ceremony and pastoral care without religious content. The grouping is defined by the absence of a ritual form rather than by a shared ethic, and its members do not agree with one another. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedPractices 1Learn MoreThe Ethical Practices This group holds ethical practices, the disciplines of right conduct and moral cultivation by which the traditions train character and shape behaviour toward others: the keeping of precepts, the practice of virtue, and the examination of conscience. The browser will find ethical practices from various traditions. The entries describe each practice's form and the moral vision it serves, noting the tradition to which it belongs.A standard analytic category in the study of religionFilter Results10 entriesOrigin Period Start YearAll-600 (1)1842 (1)1900 (1)1945 (1)1970 (1)1990 (1)Attested In RegionAllNorth America (1)Solitary or CommunalAllPerformed alone (1)Performed alone or together (3)Performed by a gathered group (2)Performed by an officiant for a recipient (4)TraditionAllBreslov Hasidism (1)Chabad-Lubavitch (1)Digambara (1)Haredi Judaism (1)Hasidic Judaism (1)Jehovah's Witnesses (1)Modern Orthodox Judaism (1)Orthodox Judaism (1)Sufism (1)Svetambara (1)Category of PracticeAllEthical (2)Who Performs ItAllAll adherents of the tradition (5)Clergy or ordained officiants (1)Trained or authorised specialists (4)Practice StatusAllHistorical; not practised continuously (1)Living tradition, practised today (9)CadenceAllAs the occasion requires (2)Continuous: a standing discipline, not an event (1)Monthly (1)Once, or at a turning point in a life (1)ObligationAllObligatory (3)Optional and voluntary (2)Recommended and meritorious, not required (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 10Ahimsa (nonviolence)A standard analytic category in the study of religionChaplaincyA standard analytic category in the study of religionHumanist celebrancyA standard analytic category in the study of religionMussar PracticeA standard analytic category in the study of religionNon-religious pastoral careA standard analytic category in the study of religionPastoral Care of the SickA standard analytic category in the study of religionPurity CultureA standard analytic category in the study of religionRefusal of blood transfusionsA standard analytic category in the study of religionSpiritual DirectionA standard analytic category in the study of religionXenia (Guest Friendship as Religious Obligation)A 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, 2005View 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.