Worship, Rites & Ceremonies

The feast is a meeting place between family and friends, between humans and gods. This decadent collection of enchanting dishes is an indispensabl...

There is great contemporary interest in the mystery centres of antiquity, such as prehistoric caves, the pyramids of Egypt, Newgrange in Ireland, a...

Different forms of religious worship and ritual are present throughout the development of human beings, from early stone-age ritual, nature religio...

Louise Omer was a Pentecostal preacher and faithful wife. But when her marriage crumbled, so did her beliefs. Haunted by questions about what it me...

The fall equinox, with its trade of light for dark, stirs strong emotions of loss as the ease of summer passes. While harvest celebrations have cha...

Enduring Motives examines tradition and religious beliefs as they are expressed in landscape, the built environment, visual symbols, stories, and r...

Holidays are deeply personal and emotional times, and as such have a way of provoking strong feelings in just about everyone over just about any is...

The journey that made Richard Burton famous as a traveller and explorer in the nineteenth century was a pilgrimage to Mecca, which he carried out d...

Answering the call for new rituals in our secular age, this book recognises the essential importance of rituals to the psychological, physical and ...

Journey into the world of Ayahuasca and healing. A mysterious and powerful plant medicine with curative powers that is drunk as a tea during a sacr...

In some respects, the contrasts of Christmas are what make it the most delightful time of the year. It is a time of generosity, kindness and pea...

A concise guide of what to expect when attending ceremonies of the world's major religions from how to behave, to what to wear, this handy referen...

Shared sites, where members of distinct, or factionally opposed, religious communities interact-or fail to interact-is the focus of this volum...

Hoping to rediscover his deeper purpose, Rijumati, an English Buddhist teacher and businessman, embarked on a journey into the unknown: a round-the...

The pilgrimage to Mecca - the hajj - is a major aspect of the Islamic religion, yet little has been written about its history or of the conditions ...

Readings for Weddings is an inspirational collection of Bible quotations, poems, hymns and prose for secular weddings, church ceremonies and servic...

The ancient tradition of pilgrimage is one that becomes more relevant every day in our busy world. Through making a pilgrimage to a sacred place we...