Editing Ritual (section)

==Religious perspectives==
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In [[religion]], a ritual can comprise the prescribed outward forms of performing the ''[[wiktionary:cultus|cultus]]'', or [[cult (religion)|cult]], of a particular observation within a religion or [[religious denomination]]. Although ritual is often used in context with worship performed in a church, the actual relationship between any religion's doctrine and its ritual(s) can vary considerably from organized religion to non-institutionalized spirituality, such as [[ayahuasca]] [[shamanism]] as practiced by the [[Urarina]] of the [[upper Amazon]].<ref>Dean, Bartholomew (2009). [http://www.upf.com/book.asp?id=DEANXS07 ''Urarina Society, Cosmology, and History in Peruvian Amazonia''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717170729/http://www.upf.com/book.asp?id=DEANXS07 |date=2011-07-17 }}, Gainesville: University Press of Florida {{ISBN|978-0-8130-3378-5}}</ref> Rituals often have a close connection with [[Reverence (emotion)|reverence]], thus a ritual in many cases expresses reverence for a [[deity]] or idealized state of humanity.

===Christianity===
[[File:LutheranClergy.JPG|thumb|upright|This Lutheran pastor administers the rite of confirmation on youth confirmands after instructing them in [[Luther's Small Catechism]].]]
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In Christianity, a rite is used to refer to a sacred ceremony (such as [[anointing of the sick]]), which may or may not carry the status of a [[sacrament]] depending on the [[Christian denomination]] (in Roman Catholicism, anointing of the sick is a sacrament while in Lutheranism it is not). The word "rite" is also used to denote a [[Christian liturgy|liturgical tradition]] usually emanating from a specific center; examples include the [[Roman Rite]], the [[Byzantine Rite]], and the [[Sarum Rite]]. Such rites may include various sub-rites. For example, the Byzantine Rite (which is used by the [[Eastern Orthodox]], [[Eastern Lutheran]], and [[Eastern Catholic]] churches) has Greek, Russian, and other ethnically based variants.

===Islam===
[[File:Jemaah bersujud tampak belakang.jpg|thumb|In Islam, Sujud (prostrations) occupy a quintessential position in the five obligatory daily [[Salat|formal prayers]].]]
For [[daily prayers in Islam|daily prayers]], practicing Muslims must perform a ritual recitation from the Quran in Arabic while bowing and [[prostrating in Islam|prostrating]]. [[Quranic chapter 2]] prescribes rituals such as the direction to face for prayers ([[qiblah]]); pilgrimage ([[Hajj]]), and [[fasting in Ramadan]].<ref name=LSQ>{{cite book |last1=Lumbard|first1=Joseph|author1-link=Joseph E.B. Lumbard|title=Introduction, [[The Study Quran]]  |date=April 2015|publisher= [[HarperOne]]|location=San Francisco}}</ref> [[Iḥrām]] is a state of ritual purity in preparation for [[pilgrimage in Islam]].<ref name=DSQ2:189>{{cite book |last1=Dagli|first1=Caner|author1-link=Caner Dagli|title=Q2:189 Study notes, The Study Quran  |date=April 2015|publisher= [[HarperOne]]|location=San Francisco}}</ref>

Hajj rituals include circumambulation around the [[Kaʿbah]].<ref name=DSQ>{{cite book |last1=Dagli|first1=Caner|author1-link=Caner Dagli|title=2, The Cow, al-Baqarah, The Study Quran  |date=April 2015|publisher= [[HarperOne]]|location=San Francisco}}</ref>... ''and show us our rites''<ref>[[Quran 2:128]] ([https://www.islamawakened.com/quran/2/128/ Q2:128] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304041450/https://www.islamawakened.com/quran/2/128/ |date=2021-03-04 }}, 50+ translations, islamawakened.com)</ref> - these rites ([[manāsik]]) are presumed the rituals of ḥajj.<ref name=DSQ/> ''Truly [[Ṣafā and Marwah]] are among the rituals of God''<ref>[[Quran 2:158]] ([https://www.islamawakened.com/quran/2/158/ Q2:158] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922083804/https://islamawakened.com/quran/2/158/ |date=2021-09-22 }}, 50+ translations, islamawakened.com)</ref> [[Saʿy]] is the ritual travel, partway between walking and running, seven times between the two hills.<ref name=DSQ2:158>{{cite book |last1=Dagli|first1=Caner|author1-link=Caner Dagli|title=Q2:158 Study notes, [[The Study Quran]]  |date=April 2015|publisher= [[HarperOne]]|location=San Francisco}}</ref>