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Books on: ritual ceremonies

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Journal Articles on: ritual ceremonies

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Magazine Articles on: ritual ceremonies

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Encyclopedia Articles on: ritual ceremonies

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    Inca
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...hierarchy similar to the government hierarchy, emphasized ritual and organization. Heading the Inca gods was Viracocha...human only at times of crisis), celebrations and ceremonies, ritual, feasts, and fasts were all part of Inca religion...
     
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    Natives, North American
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...culture, which included cannibalistic rituals, was not greatly affected by European...had partly buried earth lodges for ceremonies and ritual sweat baths. Basketry, coiled and...rekindled each year in a "new fire" ceremony. The society was commonly divided...pottery. The mythology and religious ceremonies were complex. Contemporary Life In...
     
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    Eleusinian Mysteries
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...families in Eleusis. The Athenians later (c.600 b.c.) took over the ceremonies. Because the mysteries were secret, little is known of them. Presumably fasting and ritual purification in the sea took place before the large procession from Athens...
     
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    African Art
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...generally used in religious ceremonies. The decorative arts, especially...was inseparable from their ritual use, no effort was made to...once they have been used in rituals. The Dogon have three distinctive...anthropomorphic features used in ceremonies to show the importance of...posts, masks, and other ritual objects. Among the Mangbetu...
     
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    Funeral Customs
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    FUNERAL CUSTOMS rituals surrounding the death of...mourning with the accompanying ceremonies. Disposition of the Corpse...the mourners have certain ritual obligations toward the deceased...dead, the body is washed, rituals are performed over it, a...churches usually hold one ceremony, followed by either burial...form) or cremation. Hindu ceremonies are closely tied to a belief...
     

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