Home›Lifecycle 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)FactsOriginsWhose Classification This IsWell-attestedThe category is van Gennep's: Les rites de passage (1909) proposed that such rites everywhere follow a three-stage pattern of separation, liminality and incorporation, and Victor Turner's 1969 work on liminality made the middle stage the centre of the frame. It is a scholars' scheme, not a traditions' one. 2OverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedRites marking a passage in an individual life - birth and naming, coming of age, marriage, ordination, death. Nearly every tradition marks some of these, but not the same set, and which passages are marked by religious rite rather than by civil custom differs by tradition and by period. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedRituals 1StatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedA standard analytic category in the study of religion 2Learn MoreThe lifecycle rituals This group gathers lifecycle rituals, the rites that mark the great transitions of a human life: birth and naming, coming of age, marriage, and other passages by which a person moves from one status to the next. Such rites of passage are found in every religious tradition and are among the most universal features of religious life. The browser will find lifecycle rituals from across the world's traditions. The entries describe each rite's form, meaning and setting, noting the tradition to which it belongs and the transition it marks.A standard analytic category in the study of religionFilter Results52 entriesAddressed ToAllGod (Abrahamic) (1)White Buffalo Calf Woman (1)Origin Period Start YearAll-2000 (1)-1200 (1)-1000 (2)-800 (4)-700 (1)-500 (2)50 (1)150 (1)200 (2)600 (1)610 (2)622 (1)1100 (1)1500 (1)1550 (1)1600 (1)1900 (1)1949 (1)1991 (1)2007 (1)Attested InAllHadith (3)Torah (2)FrequencyAllAnnual (3)As the occasion requires (3)Once, or at a turning point in a life (45)Seasonal, at set points in the year (1)Closed Practice StatusAllClosed ceremonial knowledge, described but not reproduced (3)Partly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (2)Life Stage MarkedAllA milestone of childhood (5)Birth and the newborn (7)Coming of age (16)Entry into the community or the order (2)Marriage (15)Naming of a child (4)Ordination, profession or vows (1)ObligationAllObligatory (12)Obligatory on those who meet its conditions (3)Optional and voluntary (5)Recommended and meritorious, not required (8)Social FormAllPerformed alone (1)Performed by a gathered group (30)Performed by an officiant for a recipient (7)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (33)Revived or reconstructed in the modern era (2)PractitionerAllAll adherents of the tradition (3)Clergy or ordained officiants (6)Householders, those living in the world (11)Lay people (8)Officiant Led (6)The candidate undergoing the rite (6)Trained or authorised specialists (10)Women only (2)Native To RegionAllAncient Israel (6)Ancient Rome (1)Arabia (4)Britain (1)Byzantine Empire (1)Eastern Europe (2)Indian Subcontinent (5)Japan (3)Mesopotamia (1)Mexico (1)Punjab (1)Rome (1)United States (2)TraditionAllAfrican Methodist Episcopal Church (2)African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (2)Anglican Communion (5)Anglicanism (5)Armenian Apostolic Church (5)Assyrian Church of the East (2)Baptist (1)Beta Israel (1)Breslov Hasidism (12)Calvinism (Reformed) (2)Chabad-Lubavitch (12)Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (2)Church of Cyprus (6)Church of England (5)Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) (1)Church of Greece (6)Church of Ireland (5)Church of Scotland (2)Church of Sweden (3)Church of the Nazarene (2)Conservative Judaism (3)Coptic Orthodoxy (5)Disciples of Christ (1)Dutch Reformed Church (2)Eastern Orthodoxy (6)Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (6)Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church (5)Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (5)Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (3)Free Methodist Church (2)Georgian Orthodox Church (6)Global Methodist Church (2)Greek Orthodox Church (6)Haredi Judaism (12)Hasidic Judaism (11)Humanistic Judaism (1)Karaite Judaism (1)Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) (2)Lutheranism (3)Maronite Church (2)Mennonites (1)Methodism (2)Modern Orthodox Judaism (12)Moravian Church (2)National Baptist Convention of America (1)Old Believers (2)Oriental Orthodoxy (5)Orthodox Judaism (11)Presbyterianism (2)Progressive National Baptist Convention (1)Quakerism (Religious Society of Friends) (1)Reconstructionist Judaism (1)Reform Judaism (5)Roman Catholicism (7)Romanian Orthodox Church (6)Russian Orthodox Church (6)Saint Thomas Christians (2)Serbian Orthodox Church (6)Shia (Twelver) (1)The Episcopal Church (5)The United Methodist Church (2)Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (2)Ukrainian Orthodox Church (6)Wesleyan Church (2)Originated InAllAncient Israel (6)Ancient Rome (1)Arabia (4)Britain (1)Byzantine Empire (1)Eastern Europe (2)India (1)Indian Subcontinent (5)Japan (3)Mesopotamia (1)Mexico (1)Punjab (1)Rome (1)United States (2)Originates In LanguageAllArabic (3)Classical Arabic (1)Hebrew (5)Punjabi (1)Sanskrit (6)Yiddish (2)Kind of ritualAllBirth and Naming Rites (12)Coming-of-Age and Initiation Rites (11)Marriage Rites (14)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 52Anand KarajA standard analytic category in the study of religionAnnaprashanaA standard analytic category in the study of religionAnointing of the SickA standard analytic category in the study of religionApache Sunrise CeremonyA standard analytic category in the study of religionApotropaic Birth Rites Against LamashtuA standard analytic category in the study of religionAqeeqahA standard analytic category in the study of religionAqiqahA standard analytic category in the study of religionBaci CeremonyA standard analytic category in the study of religionBedekenA standard analytic category in the study of religionBirth BlessingA standard analytic category in the study of religionBragoroA standard analytic category in the study of religionBrit Milah (Bris)A standard analytic category in the study of religionChalitzahA standard analytic category in the study of religionChisunguA standard analytic category in the study of religionChudakaranaA standard analytic category in the study of religionChuppahA standard analytic category in the study of religionChurching of WomenA standard analytic category in the study of religionComing-of-Age RitesA standard analytic category in the study of religionDipoA standard analytic category in the study of religionEland Bull DanceA standard analytic category in the study of religionGuan Li and Ji Li (Capping and Hairpin Ceremonies)A standard analytic category in the study of religionHandfastingA standard analytic category in the study of religionHoly MatrimonyA standard analytic category in the study of religionImbaluA standard analytic category in the study of religionInfant Baptism and ChristeningA standard analytic category in the study of religionIsnati Awicalowanpi (Lakota Buffalo Ceremony)A standard analytic category in the study of religionKhitanA standard analytic category in the study of religionKiddushin and NissuinA standard analytic category in the study of religionKinaaldaA standard analytic category in the study of religionMarriage CeremonyA standard analytic category in the study of religionMisa de Accion de Gracias (Quinceanera)A standard analytic category in the study of religionMonastic VowsA standard analytic category in the study of religionNaghol (Land Diving)A standard analytic category in the study of religionNamakaranaA standard analytic category in the study of religionNaming and Blessing of ChildrenA standard analytic category in the study of religionNaming CeremonyA standard analytic category in the study of religionNikahA standard analytic category in the study of religionOrthodox Crowning (Stefana)A standard analytic category in the study of religionPidyon HabenA standard analytic category in the study of religionRitushuddhiA standard analytic category in the study of religionSeijin-shikiA standard analytic category in the study of religionSheva BrachotA standard analytic category in the study of religionShichi-Go-SanA standard analytic category in the study of religionShinzen KekkonA standard analytic category in the study of religionTemple SealingA standard analytic category in the study of religionThe Liberalia and the Toga VirilisA standard analytic category in the study of religionUmhlanga (Reed Dance)A standard analytic category in the study of religionUpanayanaA standard analytic category in the study of religionUpsherinA standard analytic category in the study of religionVivahaA standard analytic category in the study of religionWalimaA standard analytic category in the study of religionYichudA standard analytic category in the study of religionSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Ritual: Perspectives and Dimensionstier 1Catherine Bell, Oxford University Press, 1997Basic Genres of Ritual ActionView 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.