rites and symbols of initiation,the mysteries of birth and rebirth - mircea eliade
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rites and symbols of initiation,the mysteries of birth and rebirth
mircea eliade
Synopsis "rites and symbols of initiation,the mysteries of birth and rebirth"
Organizing data from cultures all over the world, Eliade lays out the basic patterns of initiation: group puberty rites, entrance into secret societies, individual shamanic instruction, and heroic rites of passage. He then demonstrates how modern men and women, often isolated from one another, actually participate in the symbolic rituals of crossing.