Home›Sacrificial Rituals›Closed Practice Status›Partly restricted: some elements are closed to outsidersBrowse ByPartly restricted: some elements are closed to outsidersThis page groups rituals by whether they are open to observe or restricted to initiates. Wikipedia describes Masonic ritual as being "progressively taught to entrusted members during initiation into a particular Masonic rite comprising a series of degrees conferred by a Masonic body." Browsing this way separates rituals anyone may witness from ones reserved for members who have already been initiated.FactsLearn MorePartly restricted: some elements are closed to outsidersSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedRites in which something is given up by a prescribed procedure to a recipient the tradition names - an animal, grain, ghee, a substitute. The one English word covers acts with no common mechanism: a Vedic oblation poured into fire, a Norse blot and an Islamic qurbani whose meat is distributed to the poor answer to different accounts of what the giving does. 2OriginsWhose Classification This IsWell-attestedThe comparative category was built by successive theorists - Tylor's gift theory, Robertson Smith's communion, Hubert and Mauss's essay of 1898, later Girard and Burkert - each generalising from a different tradition. No one theory has been accepted as covering the field, and the category holds only loosely. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedRituals 1StatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedUsed, but its validity as a comparative category is disputed 2Learn MoreThe sacrificial rituals This group gathers sacrificial rituals, the rites of offering, in which something of value (food, drink, animal or symbol) is given to the divine, whether in thanksgiving, petition, atonement or communion. Sacrifice is among the most ancient and widespread forms of religious act. The browser will find sacrificial rituals from across the traditions. The entries describe each rite's form and meaning, noting the tradition that performs it and the purpose the offering serves.Partly restricted: some elements are closed to outsidersFilter Results2 entriesAddressed ToAllAgni (2)FrequencyAllAs the occasion requires (1)Several times a day (1)ObligationAllOptional and voluntary (1)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (2)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (2)PractitionerAllHouseholders, those living in the world (1)Trained or authorised specialists (1)Native To RegionAllIndian Subcontinent (1)Holds ElementAllFire (1)Originated InAllIndian Subcontinent (1)Originates In LanguageAllVedic Sanskrit (2)Kind of ritualAllVedic Sacrificial Rites (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 2AgnicayanaPartly restricted: some elements are closed to outsidersAgnihotraPartly restricted: some elements are closed to outsidersSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Encyclopedia of Religiontier 1Mircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Macmillan Reference, 2005s.v. SacrificeView 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.