Home›Purification 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 that remove a condition the tradition treats as impurity - by washing, by abstention, by transfer to a substitute - and restore a person or place to a state fit for worship. Impurity in this sense is a ritual status rather than dirt or sin, and what causes it differs sharply between Shinto, Jewish, Islamic and Hindu law. 2StatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedA standard analytic category in the study of religion 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedRituals 1Learn MoreThe Purification Rituals This group gathers purification rituals, the ceremonies of cleansing that remove impurity or sin and restore fitness for worship or ordinary life: ritual washing, lustration and rites of atonement performed in formal ceremonial form. The browser will find purification rituals from across the traditions. The entries describe each rite's form and the conception of purity it serves, noting the tradition that performs it.A standard analytic category in the study of religionFilter Results14 entriesAddressed ToAllHayyi Rabbi (1)Utu (1)Origin Period Start YearAll500 (1)610 (1)622 (1)1560 (1)1614 (1)Attested InAllMishnah (2)The Quran (1)FrequencyAllAnnual (3)As the occasion requires (7)Daily (1)Seasonal, at set points in the year (1)Several times a day (1)Weekly (1)ObligationAllObligatory on those who meet its conditions (3)Recommended and meritorious, not required (1)Social FormAllPerformed alone (2)Performed alone or together (1)Performed by a gathered group (1)Performed by an officiant for a recipient (2)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (3)PractitionerAllAll adherents of the tradition (3)Clergy or ordained officiants (7)Trained or authorised specialists (4)Native To RegionAllAncient Israel (3)Arabia (2)Japan (1)Mesoamerica (1)Mesopotamia (1)Mexico (1)Rome (2)Holds ElementAllWater (1)TraditionAllBeta Israel (1)Breslov Hasidism (1)Chabad-Lubavitch (1)Conservative Judaism (1)Haredi Judaism (1)Hasidic Judaism (1)Modern Orthodox Judaism (1)Orthodox Judaism (1)Roman Catholicism (1)Theravada (1)Originated InAllAncient Israel (1)Arabia (2)Japan (1)Mesoamerica (1)Mesopotamia (1)Mexico (1)Rome (2)The Levant (2)Originates In LanguageAllAkkadian (1)Classical Japanese (1)Classical Mandaic (1)Kind of ritualAllExorcism and Folk Cleansing Rites (3)Islamic and Mandaean Ablutions and Fasting (3)Jewish Purification Rites (3)Shinto, Roman and Mesopotamian Purgation Rites (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 14Dybbuk ExorcismA standard analytic category in the study of religionLimpiaA standard analytic category in the study of religionMasbutaA standard analytic category in the study of religionMikveh ImmersionA standard analytic category in the study of religionNamburbiA standard analytic category in the study of religionOharaeA standard analytic category in the study of religionParah Adumah (The Red Heifer)A standard analytic category in the study of religionRite of ExorcismA standard analytic category in the study of religionSawm (Fasting)A standard analytic category in the study of religionTemazcalA standard analytic category in the study of religionThe ArgeiA standard analytic category in the study of religionThe Scapegoat Rite of Yom KippurA standard analytic category in the study of religionTovilA standard analytic category in the study of religionWudu (Ablution)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, 2005s.v. PurificationView 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.