CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: WHY AND HOW WE PRAY
Chapter 1: The Role of Prayer—Yesterday and Today
Chapter 2: Prayer Structure
Chapter 3: Praying with Words
Chapter 4: Praying without Words
Part Two: RITUAL PRAYERS
Chapter 5: Preparing for Prayer
Chapter 6: Purification
Chapter 7: Beginnings
Chapter 8: Sacred Space
Chapter 9: The Home
Chapter 10: Callings
Chapter 11: Praise
Chapter 12: Litanies and Mantras
Chapter 13: Thanksgivings and Graces
Chapter 14: Consecrations and Blessings
Chapter 15: Times of the Day
Chapter 16: Times of the Moon
Chapter 17: Times of the Year
Chapter 18: Times of Life
Chapter 19: Endings
Chapter 20: Farewells
Chapter 21: Dissolving the Space
Part Three: PETITIONARY PRAYERS
Chapter 22: Petitioning through Prayer
Chapter 23: General Requests and Offerings
Chapter 24: Abundance
Chapter 25: Mind and Soul
Chapter 26: Well-Being
Chapter 27: Civic Prayers
Chapter 28: Miscellaneous Petitions
Appendix 1: Offerings
Appendix 2: Glossary of Deities
Annotated Bibliography