purification rite

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Introduction
Concepts of purity and pollution
- General concepts
- Purity and pollution in relation to religious concepts
  - Pollution and the sacred
  - Pollution and sin
  - Pollution and the forces of evil
Categories and theories of pollution and impurity
- Categories of pollution and impurity
  - Physiological processes
  - Violence and associated processes
  - Anomalies
  - Social classifications: classes and castes
- Theories of pollution and impurity
Types of purification rites
- Occasions and symbolism of purification rites
- Classification of purification rites
  - The removal of pollution
  - The expulsion of pollution
  - The transfer of pollution
  - The destruction of pollution
  - The transformation of pollution into purity
  - The introduction of purity
  - Other purification rites
Examples of purification rites
- Rite for purifying a cured leper in ancient Judaism
- The Navajo sweat-emetic rite
- The Zoroastrian “Great Purification” rite
Pollution beliefs in modern society

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Also Known As	cleansing rite

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