Rites And Symbols Of Initiation
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Author | : Michael Meade |
Publisher | : Spring Publications |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2017-09-11 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 9780882140612 |
Download Rites and Symbols of Initiation: The Mysteries of Birth and Rebirth Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Organizing data from cultures the world over, Mircea Eliade, one ofthe preeminent interpreters of world religion in the twentieth century, lays out the basic patterns of initiation: group puberty rites, entranceinto secret cults, shamanic instruction, individual visions, and heroicrites of passage. The vast information assembled here transcendsusual scholarship. Eliade always affirms the greater experience in allinitiation - the indissoluble tie between humans and the cosmos ofgods, spirits, animals, ancestors, and nature.As Michael Meade writes in his foreword, Eliade "fervently workedat keeping the doors of perception open to the world of sacred symbolsand creative ritual. Through his insistence that we are each thenecessary inheritors of a vast sacred heritage, he has acted as a spiritualelder and distant mentor to me and many students of myth andritual. Like an archeologist of symbols, he has unearthed, preserved, and found new meanings in the rites of our ancestors."
Author | : Mircea Eliade |
Publisher | : HarperCollins Publishers |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
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First published 1958; preparation of sacred ground, separation from women; Kurnai initiation mystery; tooth avulsion Yuin, Murring & Waradjuri, initiatory ordeals, symbolic death, tossing of novices (Arunta), throwing fire; bullroarers & circumcision, symbolism of subincision; female initiation Arnhem Land; Kunapipi cult & ritual exchange of wives; medicine men, initiatory death, Arunta, Unmatjera and Western Desert tribes; use of magical substances, quartz crystals, pearl shell, spirit snakes; Asiatic influence apparent; Melanesian mummification; comparisons with Indian & Tibetan yogis; many authors quoted; bibliography.
Author | : Mircea Eliade |
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Total Pages | : 175 |
Release | : 1994 |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Initiation rites |
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Author | : Mircea Eliade |
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Total Pages | : 175 |
Release | : 1958 |
Genre | : Initiation rites |
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Author | : Michael Ruzicki |
Publisher | : LiturgyTrainingPublications |
Total Pages | : 82 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1616714379 |
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This resource helps you prepare a reverent, artful, and interactive experience of the symbols of the liturgy followed by reflection on their meaning for groups of adults or teens.
Author | : Mircea Eliade |
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Release | : 1965 |
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Author | : George Oliver |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1855 |
Genre | : Freemasonry |
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Author | : Barry Stephenson |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 143 |
Release | : 2015-01-28 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0199943583 |
Download Ritual: A Very Short Introduction Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Ritual is part of what it means to be human. Like sports, music, and drama, ritual defines and enriches culture, putting those who practice it in touch with sources of value and meaning larger than themselves. Ritual is unavoidable, yet it holds a place in modern life that is decidedly ambiguous. What is ritual? What does it do? Is it useful? What are the various kinds of ritual? Is ritual tradition bound and conservative or innovative and transformational? Alongside description of a number of specific rites, this Very Short Introduction explores ritual from both theoretical and historical perspectives. Barry Stephenson focuses on the places where ritual touches everyday life: in politics and power; moments of transformation in the life cycle; as performance and embodiment. He also discusses the boundaries of ritual, and how and why certain behaviors have been studied as ritual while others have not. Stephenson shows how ritual is an important vehicle for group and identity formation; how it generates and transmits beliefs and values; how it can be used to exploit and oppress; and how it has served as a touchstone for thinking about cultural origins and historical change. Encompassing the breadth and depth of modern ritual studies, Barry Stephenson's Very Short Introduction also develops a narrative of ritual's place in social and cultural life. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : Victor Witter Turner |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 436 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780801491016 |
Download The Forest of Symbols Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Collection of 10 articles previously published on various aspects of ritual symbolism among the Ndembu of Zambia; p.83-4; brief mention of C.P. Mountford on Aboriginal colour symbolism; Primarly for use in cultural comparison.