Eliade, Mircea,  1907-1986. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/> Gratis by ( M M ) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-165) and index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Initiation rites--Religious aspects.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>392 ELI