Home›Initiatory Rituals›Frequency›As the occasion requiresBrowse ByAs the occasion requiresThis page groups rituals by how often they are performed, from a once-in-a-lifetime rite to one repeated on a fixed cycle. Wikipedia notes that "calendrical rituals give social meaning to the passage of time, creating repetitive weekly, monthly or yearly cycles." Browsing by frequency lets a visitor tell an annual festival apart from a rite performed only once in a person's life.FactsLearn MoreAs the occasion requiresSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOriginsWhose Classification This IsWell-attestedInitiation is treated as a species of rite of passage on van Gennep's 1909 three-stage scheme - separation, liminality, incorporation - as elaborated by Victor Turner in 1969. The scheme is a comparative frame devised by its authors, not an account any tradition gives of its own rite. 2OverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedRites that admit a person to a status, community or degree of knowledge not previously held. The atlas records that such rites exist, who confers them and what they are held to accomplish. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedRituals 1StatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedA standard analytic category in the study of religion 2Learn MoreThe Initiatory Rituals This group holds initiatory rituals, the ceremonies by which a person is admitted into a religion, order or degree, or consecrated to a sacred role. Initiation typically enacts a symbolic death and rebirth, marking the passage into a new spiritual state. The browser will find initiatory rituals from various traditions. The entries describe each rite's form and meaning, noting the tradition and the admission or elevation it enacts.As the occasion requiresFilter Results7 entriesOrigin Period Start YearAll-3100 (1)-2285 (1)-100 (1)1066 (1)Life Stage MarkedAllEntry into the community or the order (4)Ordination, profession or vows (1)ObligationAllObligatory (1)Recommended and meritorious, not required (1)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (6)Used, but its validity as a comparative category is disputed (1)Social FormAllPerformed alone or together (1)Performed by a gathered group (1)Performed by an officiant for a recipient (4)Practice StatusAllEnded (1)Living tradition, practised today (3)PractitionerAllAll adherents of the tradition (1)Clergy or ordained officiants (1)The candidate undergoing the rite (4)Trained or authorised specialists (1)Native To RegionAllAncient Israel (1)Arabia (1)Egypt (1)England (1)India (1)Rome (1)TraditionAllBreslov Hasidism (1)Chabad-Lubavitch (1)Church of England (1)Conservative Judaism (1)Haredi Judaism (1)Hasidic Judaism (1)Mahayana (1)Modern Orthodox Judaism (1)Orthodox Judaism (1)Reform Judaism (1)Originated InAllAncient Israel (1)Arabia (1)Egypt (1)England (1)India (1)Rome (1)Originates In LanguageAllHebrew (1)Sanskrit (1)Kind of ritualAllIndic, Buddhist and Zoroastrian Initiation and Ordination Rites (1)Jewish and Islamic Coming-of-Age and Conversion Rites (1)Royal Coronation and Consecration Rites (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 7Bodhisattva VowAs the occasion requiresCoronation of the British MonarchAs the occasion requiresEntu Priestess Installation RiteAs the occasion requiresGiyurAs the occasion requiresSed FestivalAs the occasion requiresShahada (Act of Conversion)As the occasion requiresThe Consecration of a Vestal VirginAs the occasion requiresSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Ritual: Perspectives and Dimensionstier 1Catherine Bell, Oxford University Press, 1997Basic Genres of Ritual ActionView the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.