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Ritualism means something in the history of ancient India. 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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Ritualism refers to one of the various systems of belief and worship that once existed in ancient Kashmir (Kaśmīra) as mentioned in the Nīlamatapurāṇa.—The material expression of the religious thoughts intellectually held and emotionally felt—plays an important role in religion. This outward expression may consist in performing the sacrifices, worshipping the images of the gods, visiting the sacred places, undergoing austerities and muttering the names of the gods. The ritual in the early Vedic age consisted of simple prayer accompanied by simple sacrificial offerings to the gods who were just like near relatives to the worshipper. Then followed the complicated sacrificial system of the Brāhmaṇas in which the sacrifice attained the supremacy and became a net to capture the gods. How this supremacy was challenged and how the sacrificial cult gave way to other religious practices has been shown in the preceding chapter dealing with festivals and religious practices.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Search found 70 books and stories containing Ritualism; (plurals include: Ritualisms). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Perspective of the Tantras < [September 1945]
Where < [October – December, 2003]
Lal-Ded: Saint Poetess < [October – December, 2006]
The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda (by Srila Narayana Maharaja)
Bhakti or Devotion < [Volume 2]
Spiritual Realisation, the aim of Bhakti-Yoga < [Bhakti-Yoga]
Boston Evening Transcript, March 30, 1896 < [Part I: American Newspaper Reports]
Yoga and its relevance in Modern Times (by Gitanjali Devi)
Part 10 - Introduction to Mīmāṃsā Philosophy < [Chapter 1a - A brief note on the systems of Indian Philosophy]
Part 2 - Yoga in the Brāhmaṇa literature < [Chapter 2 - Yoga philosophy in ancient times]
Shaiva Tantra: A way of Self-awareness (by L. N. Sharma)
Chapter 17 - The importance of Rite in accomplishing the Path
Chapter 4 - On Tantric Initiation (Diksha)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 6 - The Āraṇyakas < [Chapter II - The Vedas, Brāhmaṇas And Their Philosophy]
Part 10 - Sacrifice; the First Rudiments of the Law of Karma < [Chapter II - The Vedas, Brāhmaṇas And Their Philosophy]
Part 14 - Mīmāṃsā as philosophy and Mīmāṃsā as ritualism < [Chapter IX - Mīmāṃsā Philosophy]
Sankalpa Suryodaya of Venkatanatha (Critical Study) (by R. Laxmi)
Theses on Sri-vaisnava Theology and Ritualism < [Chapter 1 - Date, life and works of Venkatanatha]
Biography of Venkatanatha < [Chapter 1 - Date, life and works of Venkatanatha]