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Hazing rituals and ceremonies have been described in traditional, historical world cultures, junior and high school, the military, private schools, paramilitary organizations, fraternities and sororities as well as sport (Allan and Madden, 2008; Bryshun a... see more

Sacrificial Tradition and Religion during the Early Iron Age in South Scandinavia – with Special Reference to Settlement SacrificesSacrificial customs and religion during the Early Iron Age (500 BC–400 AD) has occupied archaeologists from the infancy of a... see more

Sacrificial Tradition and Religion during the Early Iron Age in South Scandinavia – with Special Reference to Settlement SacrificesSacrificial customs and religion during the Early Iron Age (500 BC–400 AD) has occupied archaeologists from the infancy of a... see more

Birth, a rite of passage, is a cultural condition as well as a biological phenomenon. Changes in humans’ social status are expressed in ritual ways at birth- which causes cultural changes and transformations, and several practices of avoidance, refrainmen... see more

This paper examines the role social change and modernity plays in adolescent rites of passage in developing and developed countries. The ‘Dipo’ rite of the Krobo in Ghana is compared and contrasted with the ‘Russ’ in Norway with specific reference to soci... see more

The topic presented in this paper lies at the crossroads between ritual studies and ritual theory. In order to get an idea of the field of study, it may be useful to distinguish between the following general approaches to the study of ritual. To begin wit... see more

The earliest written records extant in Japan were compiled during the Nara period (710-781 A.D.). They are the Kojiki, "Record of Ancient Matters", 712 A.D.; the Nihongi or Nihon Shoki, "Chronicle of Japan", 720 A.D.; and the Many oshu,"Collection of a My... see more

The way towards self and communal achievement is generally viewed as a wilderness path paved away in African oral literature through legendary figures moving across complex realities.  Appearing first as a response to an internal imbalance or spiritu... see more

Xeste 3 frescoes depict a spring setting with a flower identified as autumnal and sterile (so cultivated) Crocus sativus. Crocus sativus, however, blossoms in autumn so that its presence in a spring setting is justified with temporal hiatus (from collecti... see more

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