| Description |
198 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Classification of rites -- Territorial passage -- Individuals and groups -- Pregnancy and childbirth -- Birth and childhood -- Initiation rites -- Betrothal and marriage -- Funerals -- Other types of rites of passage |
| Summary |
"Birth, puberty, marriage, and death are, in all cultures, marked by ceremonies which may differ but are universal in function. Arnold van Gennep (1873-1957) was the first anthropologist to note the regularity and significance of the rituals attached to the transitional stages in man's life, and his phrase for these, "the rites of passage," has become a part of the language of anthropology and sociology." --Publisher |
| Notes |
Includes index (p. 195-198) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography and index |
| Notes |
Translation of: Les rites de passage |
| Subject |
Life cycle, Human.
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Rites and ceremonies.
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| LC no. |
59014321 |
| ISBN |
0226848485 |
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0226848493 (paperback) |
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