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• ritual — ritually, adv. /rich ooh euhl/, n. 1. an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite. 2. a system or collection of religious or other rites. 3. observance of set forms in public worship. 4. a book of rites or ceremonies. 5.… …   Universalium

• Ritual purification — is a feature of many religions. The aim of these rituals is to remove specifically defined uncleanliness prior to a particular type of activity, and especially prior to the worship of a deity. This ritual uncleanliness is not however identical… …   Wikipedia

• ritual — Generally, an often repeated pattern of behaviour which is performed at appropriate times, and which may involve the use of symbols . Religion is one of the main social fields in which rituals operate, but the scope of ritual extends into secular …   Dictionary of sociology

• Ritual washing in Judaism — Part of Judaic series of articles on Ritual purity in Judaism   …   Wikipedia

• ritual — /ˈrɪtʃuəl / (say richoohuhl) noun 1. an established or prescribed procedure, code, etc., for a religious or other rite. 2. a form or system of religious or other rites. 3. observance of set forms in public worship. 4. a book of rites or… …  

• sexual behaviour, human — Introduction       any activity solitary, between two persons, or in a group that induces sexual arousal. There are two major determinants of human sexual behaviour: the inherited sexual response patterns that have evolved as a means of ensuring… …   Universalium

• collective behaviour — ▪ psychology Introduction       the kinds of activities engaged in by sizable but loosely organized groups of people. Episodes of collective behaviour tend to be quite spontaneous, resulting from an experience shared by the members of the group… …   Universalium

• The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual — by Arthur Conan Doyle Released 1893 Series The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Client(s) Reginald Musgrave Set in 1879, according to William S. Baring Gould Villain(s) Richard Brunton and Rachel Howells …   Wikipedia

• Animal sexual behaviour — This article is about the sexual behaviour of non human animals; see also Human sexuality and Sexual reproduction. Animal sexual behaviour takes many different forms, even within the same species. Among animals other than humans, researchers have …   Wikipedia

• Confucian ritual music — The Confucian ritual maintained in Taiwan is one of the few surviving symbols of traditional Chinese government and ideology. The accompanying music, however, with its ponderously slow melodies, openly ideological texts and ancient ritual… …   Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

• Sexual ritual — Sexual rituals fall into two categories: culture created, and natural behaviour. The human animal has developed culture, including sex rituals which are abstraction of behaviours, based on developed evolutionary instincts. Ritualistic behaviours… …   Wikipedia