Rites and symbols of initiation: the mysteries of birth and rebirth /

Eliade, Mircea, 1907-1986.

Rites and symbols of initiation: the mysteries of birth and rebirth / Mircea Eliade ; translated from the French by Willard R. Trask ; and with a new foreword by Michael Meade. - New York Harper Torchbooks ; 1965 - xv, 175 +11 p. ; 21 cm.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-165) and index.

Organizing data from cultures the world over, Eliade lays out the basic patterns of initiation: group puberty rites, entrance into secret cults, shamanic instructions, individual visions, and heroic rites of passage.


Initiation rites--Religious aspects.

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