Home›Sacrificial Rituals›Practitioner›Clergy or ordained officiantsBrowse ByClergy or ordained officiantsThis page groups rituals by who is qualified to perform them. Wikipedia notes that "healing rites performed by shamans frequently identify social disorder as the cause, and make the restoration of social relationships the cure." Browsing by practitioner lets a visitor find every ritual entrusted to one particular kind of specialist.FactsLearn MoreClergy or ordained officiantsSourcesComments (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.Clergy or ordained officiantsFilter Results12 entriesAddressed ToAllAgni (1)Indra (1)Soma (1)Origin Period Start YearAll-1400 (1)-957 (1)Attested InAllMishnah (3)FrequencyAllAs the occasion requires (10)Several times a day (2)ObligationAllObligatory (2)Optional and voluntary (1)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (9)Used, but its validity as a comparative category is disputed (3)Social FormAllPerformed by a gathered group (2)Performed by an officiant for a recipient (2)Practice StatusAllEnded (1)Native To RegionAllAncient Israel (6)Greece (1)Indian Subcontinent (3)Mesopotamia (1)Originated InAllAncient Israel (5)Greece (1)Indian Subcontinent (3)Mesopotamia (1)The Levant (2)Originates In LanguageAllVedic Sanskrit (3)Kind of ritualAllGreek and Roman Sacrifices (1)Israelite Temple Offerings (1)Vedic Sacrificial Rites (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 12Asham (The Reparation Offering)Clergy or ordained officiantsAshvamedhaClergy or ordained officiantsChatat (The Purification Offering)Clergy or ordained officiantsKorban (The Israelite Offering)Clergy or ordained officiantsMinchah (The Grain Offering)Clergy or ordained officiantsNiqu (Animal Offering)Clergy or ordained officiantsOlah (The Burnt Offering)Clergy or ordained officiantsShelamim (The Offering of Well Being)Clergy or ordained officiantsSoma SacrificeClergy or ordained officiantsSrauta RitesClergy or ordained officiantsTamid (The Daily Offering)Clergy or ordained officiantsThe HecatombClergy or ordained officiantsSources1. 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.