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Lennox Harlow

Spiritual Calendars

Spiritual Calendars explores how diverse cultures and religions organize time through ritual, observance, and spiritual significance. It delves into sacred cycles and prayer schedules, revealing how these systems shape daily routines and communal identities. Understanding these calendrical systems provides insights into core beliefs and values across different spiritual traditions. For instance, the book highlights how calendars influence not only annual festivals but also significant life-cycle rituals.

The book examines Abrahamic religions, Eastern traditions, and indigenous spiritualities, illustrating each group's unique approach to sacred time. It emphasizes that calendars are not static but have evolved through astronomical observations, agricultural cycles, and cultural interactions. Readers will discover that a culture's calendar is key to understanding its worldview, challenging the modern secular perception of time. Spiritual Calendars progresses from fundamental concepts to specific examples, drawing from religious texts, historical records, and anthropological studies.

By analyzing primary source materials and conducting comparative studies, the book reveals both the shared human roots and unique cultural expressions embedded in various calendrical systems. This exploration promotes intercultural understanding and enriches our appreciation of human spiritual diversity.
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2025
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2025
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