Cultic Purity
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1. Cultic purity primarily involves issues of contact and of purification that one who is part of the cultus must respect. Underlying the concept is a sense of the existence of clean and unclean as antithetical religious realities. Cultic purity is sought with reference to the teachings of the religions, according to which pleasing God and maintaining positive dealings with higher powers demand a certain purity of both worshipers and the related cultic objects (Temple). At the same time, participation in the cultus deepens purity, which is ultimately the work of that which is regarded as divine. Cultic purity can even guarantee the presence and help of the deity. Purifications can be seen as communications of divine life (as in ancient Egypt; Egyptian Religion). Imparted purity or purification always signifies a new beginning in relations with the deity.
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Cultic Purity
in The Encyclopedia of Christianity OnlineSearch for other papers by Jacques D. J. Waardenburg in
Current site
Google Scholar
(706 words)