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Paper · Semantic Scholar
“Like the rituals of the steppe dwellers...”. The Ziyarat of the graves of saints through the eyes of Central Asian theologiansThe cult of saints in Islam and the extensive set of ritual practices associated with it are a favorite topic among Islamic theologians. At the forefront of their discussions are proponents of the idea of "purifying Islam," whatever their interpretation. In this article, we will examine the historical background and theological context of these debates, focusing primarily on the modern period, when criticism of the …
Reference · Wikidata
Rituals of Time: An Analysis of the Ritual Practice of Time of the Long Count Calendar, the 260-Day Calendar, the 365-Day Calendar and the 52-Year Calendar in Mesoamericadissertation
Encyclopedia · Wikipedia
Greco-Roman mysteriesMystery religions, mystery cults, sacred mysteries or simply mysteries, were religious schools of the Greco-Roman world for which participation was reserved to initiates (mystai). The main characteristic of these religious schools was the secrecy associated with the particulars of the initiation and the ritual practice, which may not be revealed to outsiders. The most famous mysteries of Greco-Roman antiquity were t…
Book · DOAB
The Struggle of the Shi‘is in IndonesiaThe Struggle of the Shi‘is in Indonesia is a pioneering work. It is the first comprehensive scholarly examination in English of the development of Shiism in Indonesia. It focuses primarily on the important period between 1979 and 2004 – a period of nearly a quarter of a century that saw the notable dissemination of Shi’i ideas and a considerable expansion of the number of Shi’i adherents in Indonesia. Since Islam in…
Image · DPLA
Issue 51.5 of the Review for Religious, September/October 1992.