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Religious praise is an aspect of honoring and praising God or other worshipped entities and is used in many belief systems.[1]
Scripture in the Bible relating to praise edit
Thanksgiving edit
Thanksgiving is a time set aside for praising God and giving thanks for harvest bounty and other blessings. In the United States of America it is a national holiday commemorating a feast of thanks at harvest time given by early settlers in Massachusetts and Virginia.
Christmas carols edit
Christmas carols are a type of praise music sung during the Christmas season.
Hymns edit
Hymns are songs of praise used during worship services.
- Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
- [[For the Beauty of the Earth]
Negro spirituals edit
Gospel music edit
"Good News" songs of praise by gospel singers such as Mighty Clouds of Joy, Mahalia Jackson, George Beverley Shea, and Aretha Franklin (particularly during her formative years).
Hip-hop[2] edit
Rastafarians believe that some reggae songs bring them closer to God.
Holy life edit
Saints edit
Ordained ministers and elders edit
Monasteries, convents, ashrams, and seminaries edit
Christian Catholic edit
Protestant Christian edit
Buddhist edit
Muslim edit
Hindu edit
Sufism[3] edit
Prayer edit
Attributes of religious praise through prayer may include required positions showing reverence.
kneeling on benches edit
In many churches or cathedrals with pews, kneeling benches are provided for worshippers.
rosary beads and chotki edit
Yoruba Prayer of Praise[4] edit
kneeling on floor edit
facing Mecca edit
sitting in lotus position edit
standing during Doxology edit
swaying with hands raised edit
In literature edit
In the works of William Shakespeare, religious praise is often described as both noun and verb with the word "laud", as when Falstaff parodies Hal (King Henry) as being like a Puritan.
References edit
- ^ Secular theories on religion : current perspectives. Museum Tusculanum Press. ISBN [[Special:BookSources/ISBN-13: 9788772895727|ISBN-13: 9788772895727]].
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- ^ Brigaglia, Andrea. "We ain't coming to take people away": A Sufi Praise-song and the Representation of Police Forces in Northern Nigeria" (PDF).
- ^ Lindon, Thomas (1990). "Oríkì Òrìṣà: The Yoruba Prayer of Praise". Journal of Religion in Africa. 20 (2): 205–224. doi:10.2307/1581369. JSTOR 1581369.
External links edit
- www.example.com
- The Embodied Eye by David Morgan [1]
Category:Religious faiths, traditions, and movements