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The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Figurines 2017 n/a (edited volume) Oxford University Press (Oxford) 9780199675616 The Islamic Funerary Inscriptions of Bahrain, Pre-1317 AH/1900 AD. 2019 Salman Almahari Rachel MacLean Brill (Leiden) 9789004380783 The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Archaeology. 2020 n/a (edited volume) Oxford University Press (Oxford)
The book is organized into three major sections: "The Practice of Ritual Theory" (chapters 1–3), which generally surveys the prior work in the field and situates Bell's book in that context; "The Sense of Ritual" (chapters 4–6), which develops the concept of ritual in terms of bodies and the external systems within which they work; and ...
The Maqlû, “burning,” series is an Akkadian incantation text which concerns the performance of a rather lengthy anti-witchcraft, or kišpū, ritual.In its mature form, probably composed in the early first millennium BC, [1]: 5 it comprises eight tablets of nearly a hundred incantations and a ritual tablet, giving incipits and directions for the ceremony.
The Oxford Handbook of the Study of Religion is a scholarly book about the academic study of religion. Edited by Michael Stausberg and Steven Engler , the book was published in the United Kingdom in 2016.
In the doctrinal mode, rituals are frequent and relatively tame, producing indefinitely expandable communities with standardized beliefs and practices. Whitehouse's published corpus includes a trilogy of books outlining his theory on modes of religiosity [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and the dysphoric pathway to identity fusion.
Religion may be defined as "a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs," [1] whereas ritual is "an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or ...
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In Taoist rituals and practices, alcohol also plays a role as an offering and a means of connecting with the divine. An alcoholic beverage is often used in religious ceremonies and as an offering to the ancestors. The use of alcohol in Taoist rituals can symbolize purification, blessings, and the establishment of a sacred space.