Religion Ritual

aztec ritual human sacrifices, codex mendoza.



friday prayer muslims in dhaka, bangladesh

in religion, ritual can comprise prescribed outward forms of performing cultus, or cult, of particular observation within religion or religious denomination. although ritual used in context worship performed in church, actual relationship between religion s doctrine , ritual(s) can vary considerably organized religion non-institutionalized spirituality, such ayahuasca shamanism practiced urarina of upper amazon. rituals have close connection reverence, ritual in many cases expresses reverence deity or idealized state of humanity.

ritual methodological measure of religiosity

according sociologist mervin verbit, ritual may understood 1 of key components of religiosity. , ritual may broken down 4 dimensions; content, frequency, intensity , centrality. content of ritual may vary ritual ritual, frequency of practice, intensity of ritual (how of impact has on practitioner), , centrality of ritual (in religious tradition).

in sense, ritual similar charles glock s practice dimension of religiosity (glock, 1972: 39).