Home›Initiatory Rituals›Practitioner›All adherents of the traditionBrowse ByAll adherents of the traditionThis page groups rituals by who is qualified to perform them. Wikipedia notes that "healing rites performed by shamans frequently identify social disorder as the cause, and make the restoration of social relationships the cure." Browsing by practitioner lets a visitor find every ritual entrusted to one particular kind of specialist.FactsLearn MoreAll adherents of the traditionSourcesComments (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.All adherents of the traditionFilter Results2 entriesOrigin Period Start YearAll-100 (1)628 (1)FrequencyAllAs the occasion requires (1)Once, or at a turning point in a life (1)Life Stage MarkedAllEntry into the community or the order (1)ObligationAllRecommended and meritorious, not required (1)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (2)Social FormAllPerformed by a gathered group (1)Performed by an officiant for a recipient (1)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (1)Native To RegionAllArabia (1)India (1)TraditionAllMahayana (1)Sufism (1)Originated InAllArabia (1)India (1)Originates In LanguageAllSanskrit (1)Kind of ritualAllIndic, Buddhist and Zoroastrian Initiation and Ordination Rites (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 2BayahAll adherents of the traditionBodhisattva VowAll adherents of the traditionSources1. 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.