Rites and Symbols of Initiation

The Mysteries of Birth and Rebirth

By Mircea Eliade

1958

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7H09M

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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.

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Mircea Eliade

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