Ablution

Ablution is a term referring to washing, and can mean:

• Ordinary washing:
  • Hand washing
  • Washing of the body
  • by extension, ablutions can refer to a collection of regular activities taken to produce physical cleanliness, including washing but also tasks like oral hygiene, and shaving.
• Ritual washing for the purpose of ritual purification:
  • Wudu: Islamic act of washing parts of the body using water
  • Ablution in Christianity
    • Ablutions (Episcopal)

External Links

• Liturgical Use of Water from The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Baptism from The Catholic Encyclopedia

References

ISBN links support NWE through referral fees

• Arvigo, Rosita and Epstein, Nadine. Spiritual Bathing: Healing Rituals and Traditions from Around the World. Celestial Arts (October 2003). ISBN 978-1587611704.
• Haeri, Shaykh Fadhlalla. The Thoughtful Guide to Islam. O Books (July 25, 2004). ISBN 978-1903816622.
• Insoll, Timothy . Archaeology and World Religion. Routledge; 1 edition (March 19, 2001). ISBN 978-0415221559.
• Jacolliot, Louis. The Brahmin's First Degree of Initiation: Ablutions, Prayer, Ceremonies, and Evocation. Kessinger Publishing (December 30, 2005). ISBN 978-1425307202.
• Lawrence, Jonathan David. Washing in Water: Trajectories of Ritual Bathing in the Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Literature (Sbl - Academia Biblica) (Hardcover). Brill Academic Publishers (May 31, 2007). ISBN 978-9004146709.