Rhythms of religious ritual : the yearly cycles of Jews, Christians, and Muslims /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Claremont, CA :
Claremont Press,
[2018]
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| Series: | Claremont studies in interreligious dialogue ;
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Contributors
- Introduction
- The Jewish year. Diversity of Judaism
- Hebrew pronunciation guide
- Important vocabulary
- Weekly worship
- Summary of the Jewish year
- Pesach festival
- Counting of the Omer
- Yom Ha-Shoah
- Yom Ha-Atzma'ut
- Lag B'Omer
- Sheloshet Yimei Hagbalah : 3 days of restriction
- Shavuot
- Fast days : 3 week mourning period
- Tisha B'Av
- Tu B'Av
- Preparation for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
- Days of awe. Rosh Hashanah
- 'Aseret Temei Teshuvah : 10 days of penitence
- Yom Kippur : Day of atonement
- Preparation for Sukkot
- Sukkot : Festival of booths
- Shemini Atzeret
- Simchat Torah
- Chanukah
- Asarah B'Tevet
- Tu B'Shevat : New Year for trees
- Fast of Esther
- Purim
- The Christian year. Diversity within Christianity
- Important vocabulary
- Weekly worship
- Summary of the Christian year
- Christmas cycle. Advent
- Christmas day
- Christmas season
- Day of Epiphany
- Ordinary time after Epiphany
- Easter cycle. Lent
- Holy week
- Easter eve/day
- Easter season : The great 50 days
- Day of Pentecost
- Ordinary time after Pentecost
- The Islamic year. Diversity within Islam
- Important vocabulary
- Weekly prayer
- Summary of the Islamic calendar
- Dawn of the Islamic new year
- Ashura
- Arba'een : 40th day
- Hijrah
- Milad-un Nabi : Birth of the prophet (PBUH)
- Isra' and Mi'raj
- Mid Shaban
- Ramadan
- Lailatul Qadr
- Eid-ul Fitr : Feast of breaking the fast
- Six days of fasting in Shawwal
- Hajj
- Eid-ul-Adha : Feast of sacrifice
- Ghadeer Khumm : Prophet's (PBUH) speech
- Comparisons and conclusions.