Home›Sacrificial Rituals›Frequency›As the occasion requiresBrowse ByAs the occasion requiresThis page groups rituals by how often they are performed, from a once-in-a-lifetime rite to one repeated on a fixed cycle. Wikipedia notes that "calendrical rituals give social meaning to the passage of time, creating repetitive weekly, monthly or yearly cycles." Browsing by frequency lets a visitor tell an annual festival apart from a rite performed only once in a person's life.FactsLearn MoreAs the occasion requiresSourcesComments (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.As the occasion requiresFilter Results19 entriesAddressed ToAllAgni (4)Indra (1)Soma (1)Origin Period Start YearAll-1650 (1)-1500 (1)-1400 (1)-957 (1)-800 (1)-219 (1)-160 (2)Attested InAllMishnah (2)Popol Vuh (1)Closed Practice StatusAllPartly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (1)ObligationAllOptional and voluntary (2)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (15)Used, but its validity as a comparative category is disputed (4)Social FormAllPerformed alone or together (1)Performed by a gathered group (4)Performed by an officiant for a recipient (2)Practice StatusAllEnded (1)Living tradition, practised today (1)PractitionerAllAll adherents of the tradition (1)Clergy or ordained officiants (10)Householders, those living in the world (1)Lay people (2)Trained or authorised specialists (5)Native To RegionAllAncient Israel (4)Ancient Rome (2)China (1)Greece (2)Indian Subcontinent (5)Japan (1)Mesoamerica (1)Mesopotamia (1)Originated InAllAncient Israel (4)China (1)Greece (2)Indian Subcontinent (5)Italy (2)Japan (1)Mesoamerica (1)Mesopotamia (1)The Levant (1)Originates In LanguageAllClassical Chinese (1)Vedic Sanskrit (5)Kind of ritualAllGreek and Roman Sacrifices (2)Indigenous Sacrificial Ceremonies and Sacred Games (2)Israelite Temple Offerings (1)Vedic Sacrificial Rites (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 19AgnicayanaAs the occasion requiresAsham (The Reparation Offering)As the occasion requiresAshvamedhaAs the occasion requiresChatat (The Purification Offering)As the occasion requiresFeng and Shan SacrificesAs the occasion requiresHomaAs the occasion requiresIyomanteAs the occasion requiresKorban (The Israelite Offering)As the occasion requiresMesoamerican BallgameAs the occasion requiresMinchah (The Grain Offering)As the occasion requiresNiqu (Animal Offering)As the occasion requiresShelamim (The Offering of Well Being)As the occasion requiresSoma SacrificeAs the occasion requiresSrauta RitesAs the occasion requiresThe HecatombAs the occasion requiresThe PiaculumAs the occasion requiresThe SuovetauriliaAs the occasion requiresThysia (Greek Animal Sacrifice)As the occasion requiresYajna (Fire Sacrifice)As the occasion requiresSources1. 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.