According to the Social Anthropologist, Evans Pritchard, rituals can be classified into two main types, based on the intention and occasion during which they occur.

petition are two of the definitive charac-teristics of ritual. Events consensually labeled rituals include, among many others: church services, parades and processions, greetings and …

Latter-day Saint anthro-pologist Walter van Beek, with his extensive interaction with the Dogon people in Mali and the Kapsiki-Higi people in north Cameroon, looks at these questions, …

Robert McCauley and E. Thomas Lawson: Religious rituals . . . are those religious actions whose structural descriptions include a logical object and appeal to a culturally postulated …

examine how cultural practices are regulated by the agencies of religion and state in order to bring about the social change desired by those in power; and define the key concepts, identify …

In this seminar, we will focus on specific ancient rituals (e.g., the New Year Festival); on specific types of ritual (e.g., royal ritual); and on broader trends underlying ritual (e.g., magic).

The study aims to explore and clarify the current understanding of religious and secular ritual practices, beginning with the meaning of the words “ritual,” “reli-gion,” and “secular.”

There are numerous Islamic rituals. Some are well-known and almost univer-sally practiced, like sawm, fasting, while others are debated. For example, while Sunnis generally embrace the …

rayers and rituals are organized. These rituals are performed by special category of people and include priests, ojhas ( hamans), sorcerers, tantriks etc. Another common practice on such …

Attending rituals, especially lifecycle rituals, is a way to discover and engage the concerns, values and beliefs of a local culture. To demonstrate the possibilities, we will look at a local worldview, …

Mar 9, 2021 · xiii, 487 pages : 25 cm This book examines religious beliefs expressed through ritualized behavior and festivals Originally published as: Encyclopedia of religious ...

Different types of rituals are contingent, seasonal and divination rituals. Different genres of rituals are Rites of passage, soliditary, affliction, exchange and communion, feasting, fasting and …

Our framework focuses on three primary regulatory functions of rituals: regulation of (a) emotions, (b) performance goal states, and (c) social connection.

Aug 5, 2023 · Rituals take many forms and serve various purposes in human life. Examples of rituals include: Magic action – rituals invoking supernatural forces or energies to achieve …

Rituals are symbolic behaviors that mark life transitions. They involve stages of separation from one's current status, transition to a liminal state between statuses, and reincorporation into a …

Jun 15, 2024 · The study aims to explore and clarify the current understanding of religious and secular ritual practices, beginning with the meaning of the words “ritual,” “religion,” and “secular.”

Table 4.1 summarizes several approaches to cat-egorizing rituals based, at least in part, on the timing of their occurrence. A ritual evokes emotion, giving symbolic expression to thoughts and …