Religious Celebrations
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Religious Celebrations
Author: Bloomsbury Publishing
language: en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date: 2011-09-13
This two-volume work presents a comprehensive survey of all the ways people celebrate religious life around the globe. Religious Celebrations is an alphabetically organized encyclopedia that covers more than 800 celebratory occasions from all of the world's major religious communities as well as many of the minor faith traditions. The encyclopedia provides a complete reference tool for examining the myriad ways people worldwide celebrate their religious lives across religious boundaries, providing information on numerous celebratory activities never before covered in a reference work. Offering the most comprehensive coverage of religious holidays ever assembled, this two-volume book covers festivals, commemorations, holidays, and annual religious gatherings all over the world, with special attention paid to the celebrations in larger countries. Entries written by distinguished researchers and specialists on different religious communities capture the unique intensity of each event, be it fasting or feasting, frenzied activity or the universal cessation of work, a huge gathering of the faithful en masse or a small family-centered event. The work spotlights celebrations that currently exist without overlooking now-abandoned celebrations that still impact the modern world.
Festivals of Faith: Celebrations Across Religions
Festivals of Faith: Celebrations Across Religions takes you on a journey through the most cherished and sacred celebrations of the world’s religions. From the luminous lamps of Diwali to the solemn fasts of Ramadan, from the joyous feasts of Christmas to the meditative chants of Vesak, this book unravels the deep spiritual meaning, customs, and traditions behind religious festivals across cultures. Religion is not just about belief; it is about experience, expression, and community. Festivals are the heartbeat of faith, bringing people together in devotion, gratitude, and joy. Whether rooted in ancient history, inspired by divine events, or woven into the rhythms of nature, these festivals serve as moments of renewal and reflection. They remind us of the sacredness of life, the importance of togetherness, and the universal human desire to celebrate the divine. Each chapter of this book explores a different tradition, shedding light on the prayers, rituals, and symbols that define these holy occasions. Discover how Jewish Passover commemorates freedom, how Buddhist Vesak honors enlightenment, how Sikh Vaisakhi marks transformation, and how indigenous ceremonies keep ancestral wisdom alive. This book reveals the common threads that unite diverse traditions—light over darkness, renewal over despair, and generosity over self-interest—showing that faith, in its many forms, speaks a universal language of hope and reverence. What You Will Find in This Book: The spiritual significance and history behind major religious festivals Rituals, prayers, and customs that make each festival unique The role of food, music, and community in religious celebrations Insights into the shared themes across different faiths The impact of modernity and globalization on traditional festivals Perfect for those who seek to understand the world’s faith traditions, Festivals of Faith is an enlightening and inspiring exploration of how humanity celebrates the sacred.
Non-Muslim Religious Celebrations and Ruling on participataing - Part 1
Author: Bilal Philips & Jameelah Jones Publisher: International Islamic Publishing House; IIPH (Saudi Arabia) Pages: 100 Binding: Paperback Reviews "Polygamy is the Muslim practice most frequently and severely maligned by Westerners and modernist Muslims. This book can be read with profit by all unprejudiced readers who wish to know its justification and rationale. One of the greatest contrasts between Islam and the West is their conflicting concepts of relations between the sexes. Indeed, the very first question a Muslim convert is confronted with by an American or European is 'Why does Islam allow four wives?' This book...replies straightforwardly to that question and much more. The authors describe all the most important characteristics of marriage in Islam, pointing out that the Western notions of sex equality and romantic premarital 'love' are not necessary in Islamic marriage based on piety and the commitment on the part of both parents to win the pleasure of Almighty Allah." Maryam Jameelah Muslim World Book Review,