Home›Subcategories›Purification RitualsSubcategoriesPurification Rituals14 of 272 entries in Rituals. Click any to see everything it connects to.Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Purification Rituals." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/subcategories/ritual/purification-rituals.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Purification Rituals. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/subcategories/ritual/purification-ritualsCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-purification-rituals, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Purification Rituals}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/subcategories/ritual/purification-rituals}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe removal of ritual impurity, or the restoration of a state of purity required before another rite or role, from ablution to formal cleansing ceremonies, closely tied to the purification prayers filed separately under the prayer type.FactsLearn MoreSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedRites that remove a condition the tradition treats as impurity - by washing, by abstention, by transfer to a substitute - and restore a person or place to a state fit for worship. Impurity in this sense is a ritual status rather than dirt or sin, and what causes it differs sharply between Shinto, Jewish, Islamic and Hindu law. 2StatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedA standard analytic category in the study of religion 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedRituals 1BrowseCompareSelect all 14Dybbuk ExorcismPurification Rituals4 linksLimpiaPurification Rituals2 linksMikveh ImmersionPurification Rituals11 linksNamburbiPurification Rituals2 linksOharaePurification Rituals6 linksParah Adumah (The Red Heifer)Purification Rituals8 linksRite of ExorcismPurification Rituals6 linksSawm (Fasting)Purification Rituals16 linksTemazcalPurification Rituals2 linksThe ArgeiPurification Rituals1 linkThe Scapegoat Rite of Yom KippurPurification Rituals14 linksTovilPurification Rituals3 linksWudu (Ablution)Purification Rituals15 linksMasbutaPurification Rituals2 linksLearn MoreThe Purification Rituals This group gathers purification rituals, the ceremonies of cleansing that remove impurity or sin and restore fitness for worship or ordinary life: ritual washing, lustration and rites of atonement performed in formal ceremonial form. The browser will find purification rituals from across the traditions. The entries describe each rite's form and the conception of purity it serves, noting the tradition that performs it.Sources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Encyclopedia of Religiontier 1Mircea Eliade (ed.); Lindsay Jones (ed., 2nd ed.), Macmillan Reference, 2005s.v. PurificationView the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year