Prayer as ceremony — Mythoi

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Prayer as ceremony.

Religion. · Religious services. · Prayer. · view the constellation · filed as V58

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

ReferenceThe Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged), Chapter VV. The Magical Control of the Weather
MāoriPolynesian Mythology, and Ancient Traditional History of the New Zealand Race, Chapter 2
ReferenceThe Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged), Chapter IIIIII. Sympathetic Magic
ChineseMyths & Legends of China, Chapter XVI
ReferenceThe Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged), Chapter LVLV. The Transference of Evil

Within the index

Filed under Prayer.

5 finer motifs beneath it

Prayers at sunrise and sunset Prayer with face toward east Repeated circumambulations with prayer Handwashing before prayer Prayer shawl

Filed beside it

Learning to pray Miraculous power of prayer Prayers of family comfort prisoner Man worships devil's image in order to secure advancement Purpose of prayer Prayers answered – miscellaneous