Editing Ritual (section)

===Ritual as a methodological measure of religiosity===
{{further|Theories about religions}}
According to the sociologist [[Mervin F. Verbit|Mervin Verbit]], ritual may be understood as one of the key components of religiosity. And ritual itself may be broken down into four dimensions; content, frequency, intensity
and centrality. The content of a ritual may vary from ritual to ritual, as does the frequency of its practice, the intensity of the ritual (how much of an impact it has on the practitioner), and the centrality of the ritual (in that religious tradition).<ref>Verbit, M.F. (1970). The components and dimensions of religious behavior: Toward a reconceptualization of religiosity. American mosaic, 24, 39.</ref><ref>Küçükcan, T. (2010). Multidimensional Approach to Religion: a way of looking at religious phenomena. Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, 4(10), 60–70.</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Küçükcan |first1=Talip |year=2000|title=Can Religiosity be Measured? Dimensions of Religious Commitment: Theories Revisited |url=http://www.eskieserler.com/dosyalar/mpdf%20(1135).pdf |website=Eski Eserler}}</ref>

In this sense, ritual is similar to [[Charles Y. Glock|Charles Glock]]'s "practice" dimension of religiosity.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Glock |first1=Charles Y. |author-link=Charles Y. Glock |year=1972 |title=On the Study of Religious Commitment |editor1-last=Faulkner |editor-first=J.E. |series=Religion’s Influence in Contemporary Society, Readings in the Sociology of Religion |location=Ohio |publisher=Charles E. Merril |pages=38–56}}</ref>