Priest: 7 definitions
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Priest means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Christianity. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Priests and various other characters (in Indian Dramas) were commonly mustached and bearded, as conveyed through the Aṅgaracanā division of Āhāryābhinaya: one of the four divisions of Abhinaya or “ways to convey or represent one’s emotion to others”, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra and the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The Nāṭyaśāstra says that after painting the face and other limbs the characters are provided with beard according to their territory, profession and spiritual rites. According to Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, the kings, ascetics, ministers, priests, judges, lovers etc. should be mustached and bearded and the colour of their beard should be white except those of the kings and lovers. All these are the important points in a theatrical performance to project the concerned character in a clear and conspicuous way.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
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Archives of Social Sciences of Religions
Comparative Perspectives on the Role of Parish Priests < [Volume 16 (1963)]
Women in Religious Education: The Role of Teachers in Russia < [Volume 162 (2013)]
Cosmology, identity and food related rituals among the Mandaeans < [Volume 189 (2020)]
The civilization of Babylonia and Assyria (by Morris Jastrow)
Part VIII < [Chapter V - The Cults And The Temples Of Babylonia And Assyria]
Part IV < [Chapter III - Survey Of The History Of Babylonia And Assyria]
Part XIII < [Chapter VII - The Art Of Babylonia And Assyria]
Ritual drink in the Iranian and Indian traditions (by Nawaz R. Guard)
Appendix 1 - Ancient Iranian technical terms (as seen from the Avestan source)
2.2. Nirangdin Ceremony for Consecrating Urine < [Chapter 4 - Ritual Drinks in the Iranian ritual ceremonies]
3.1. Gahambars—The Iranian festival of food and drink < [Chapter 4 - Ritual Drinks in the Iranian ritual ceremonies]
Brahma Sutras (Ramanuja) (by George Thibaut)
Sutra 3.4.45 < [Third Adhyaya, Fourth Pada]
Sutra 3.4.43 < [Third Adhyaya, Fourth Pada]
Sutra 3.3.64 < [Third Adhyaya, Third Pada]
The Apri-hymns (study and reappraisal) (by Barnali Goswami)
Part 4 - The Yajña and the Priests < [Chapter 2 - The characteristic features of Vedic Yajña]
Part 3 - The Yajña and the Yajamāna < [Chapter 2 - The characteristic features of Vedic Yajña]
Part 2 - Status of Agni in Sacrificial Ritual < [Chapter 3 - The status of Agni in Vedic religion]
The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda (by Srila Narayana Maharaja)
The Gita < [Notes of Lectures and Classes]
Gita I < [Lectures and Discourses]
Buddhistic India < [Volume 3]