Syllabus/achievement requirements

Ritual in general

Stephenson, Barry. Ritual. A Very Short Introduction (New York, 2015) (126 p.)

Ritual in Rabbinic Judaism

Posner, Raphael; Kaploun, Uri; Cohen, Shalom. Jewish Liturgy. Prayer and Synagogue Service Through the Ages. Jerusalem: Keter Publishing House, 1975. (264 p.)

Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. “Judaism”, p. 116-140, in: Jean Holm (ed.). Worship. London: Pinter Publishers, 1994. (25 p.)

Ritual in Christianity

Ramshaw, Gail. Christian Worship. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2009. (238 p.)

Davies, Douglas. “Christianity”, p. 35-62, in: Jean Holm (ed.). Worship. London: Pinter Publishers, 1994. (28 p.)

Ritual in Islam

Holmes Katz, Marion. Prayer in Islamic Thought and Practice. Cambrigdge: Cambridge University Press, 2013. (216 p.)

Renard, John. Seven Doors to Islam (Berkely – Los Angeles – London, 1996). Ch. “Devotion”, p. 35-72. (38 p.)

Goitein, S. D. “Ramadan, the Muslim Month of Fasting” (1966), p. 151-171, in: Gerald Hawting (ed.). The development of Islamic ritual. Aldershot, 2006 (art. 1966). (21 p.)

Lazarus-Yafeh, Hava. “Muslim Festivals”, p. 317-329, in: Gerald Hawting (ed.). The development of Islamic ritual. Aldershot, 2006 (art. 1978).  (13 p.)

Denny, Frederick M. “Islamic Ritual. Perspectives and Theories”, p. 63-77, in: Richard Martin, ed. Approaches to Islam in Religious Studies. Tucson, 1985. (15 p.)

Graham, William. “Islam in the Mirror of Ritual”, p. 349-367, in: Gerald Hawting (ed.). The development of Islamic ritual. Aldershot, 2006 (art. 1983). (20 p.)

Relationship of Jewish, Christian and Muslim rituals

Peters, F.E., The Monotheists. Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Conflict and Competition. Volume II: The Words and Will of God. Princeton, 2003. Ch. “Divine worship”, p. 168-210 (43 p.)

Bradshaw, Paul. “Jewish Influence on Early Christian Liturgy: A Reappraisal” (2008). Online: http://www.jcrelations.net/Jewish_Influence_on_Early_Christian_Liturgy__A_Reappraisal.3217.0.html?searchAutor=Bradshaw%252C%2BPaul (ca. 8 p.)

Leirvik, Oddbjørn. « Some Christian-Muslim Reflections on Religious Body Language », Studies in Interreligious Dialogue, 16, 2006, 29-40. Online: https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/32943/2006_Prostrate_and_Erect.pdf?sequence=1  (12 p.)

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