Initiation Rite As Riddle

The liminal stage of an initiation rite is not only a threshold for an initiate's change in status, but it also provides a spiritual threshold for transcendence. Lame Deer's recounting of his experiences in a Lakota vision pit both emphasizes his initiation from boyhood to manhood and his...

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Main Author: Peterson, Thomas V. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Dep. [1987]
In: Journal of ritual studies
Year: 1987, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 73-84
Further subjects:B Religious symbolism
B Baptism
B Shamans
B Symbolism
B Grandmothers
B Spiritual visions
B Christianity
B rites of passage
B Riddles
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