Home›Initiatory Rituals›Scholarly Standing›A standard analytic category in the study of religionBrowse ByA standard analytic category in the study of religionThis page groups rituals by how settled or contested their scholarly description is. Wikipedia notes plainly that "the field of ritual studies has seen a number of conflicting definitions of the term." Browsing this way lets a visitor see which rituals scholars broadly agree on and which remain genuinely disputed.FactsLearn MoreA standard analytic category in the study of religionSourcesComments (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.A standard analytic category in the study of religionFilter Results24 entriesOrigin Period Start YearAll-3100 (1)-2285 (1)-400 (1)-100 (1)30 (2)200 (1)628 (1)700 (1)1066 (1)1200 (1)1699 (1)1700 (1)1910 (1)Attested InAllThe Brahmanas (1)FrequencyAllAs the occasion requires (6)Once, or at a turning point in a life (18)Closed Practice StatusAllClosed ceremonial knowledge, described but not reproduced (2)Held within an initiatory society (1)Life Stage MarkedAllComing of age (2)Entry into the community or the order (14)Ordination, profession or vows (5)ObligationAllObligatory (3)Obligatory on those who meet its conditions (3)Optional and voluntary (4)Recommended and meritorious, not required (2)Undertaken only with authorisation or transmission (1)Social FormAllPerformed alone or together (2)Performed by a gathered group (5)Performed by an officiant for a recipient (7)Practice StatusAllAccess restricted by its custodians or by law (1)Ended (1)Living tradition, practised today (11)PractitionerAllAll adherents of the tradition (2)Clergy or ordained officiants (6)Initiates only (3)Lay people (1)Monastics: monks and nuns (2)The candidate undergoing the rite (8)Trained or authorised specialists (1)Native To RegionAllAncient Rome (1)Arabia (2)Egypt (1)England (1)India (2)Indian Subcontinent (2)Judea (2)Persia (1)Punjab (1)Rome (2)Saint-Domingue (1)United States (1)TraditionAllAfrican Methodist Episcopal Church (3)African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (3)Aladura (1)Amish (1)Anabaptism (1)Anglican Communion (3)Anglicanism (3)Armenian Apostolic Church (4)Assyrian Church of the East (1)Baptist (2)Breslov Hasidism (1)Calvinism (Reformed) (2)Chabad-Lubavitch (1)Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (3)Church of Cyprus (4)Church of England (4)Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) (1)Church of Greece (4)Church of Ireland (3)Church of Scotland (2)Church of Sweden (3)Church of the Nazarene (3)Churches of Christ (1)Conservative Judaism (1)Coptic Orthodoxy (4)Disciples of Christ (1)Dutch Reformed Church (2)Eastern Orthodoxy (4)Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (4)Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church (4)Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (4)Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (3)Free Methodist Church (3)Georgian Orthodox Church (4)Global Methodist Church (3)Greek Orthodox Church (4)Haredi Judaism (1)Hasidic Judaism (1)Humanistic Judaism (1)Kimbanguist Church (1)Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) (1)Lutheranism (3)Mahayana (1)Maronite Church (3)Mennonites (1)Methodism (3)Modern Orthodox Judaism (1)Moravian Church (2)National Baptist Convention of America (2)Old Believers (1)Oriental Orthodoxy (4)Orthodox Judaism (1)Presbyterianism (2)Progressive National Baptist Convention (2)Reconstructionist Judaism (1)Reform Judaism (1)Roman Catholicism (4)Romanian Orthodox Church (4)Russian Orthodox Church (4)Saint Thomas Christians (1)Serbian Orthodox Church (4)Seventh-day Adventism (1)Sufism (1)The Episcopal Church (3)The United Methodist Church (3)Theravada (2)Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (3)Ukrainian Orthodox Church (4)Wesleyan Church (3)Zion Christian Church (1)Originated InAllAncient Rome (1)Arabia (2)Egypt (1)England (1)India (2)Indian Subcontinent (2)Judea (2)Persia (1)Punjab (1)Rome (2)Saint-Domingue (1)United States (1)Originates In LanguageAllAvestan (1)Koine Greek (1)Pali (1)Sanskrit (2)Kind of ritualAllChristian Initiation and Ordination Rites (5)Indic, Buddhist and Zoroastrian Initiation and Ordination Rites (5)Jewish and Islamic Coming-of-Age and Conversion Rites (1)Royal Coronation and Consecration Rites (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 24Amrit SancharA standard analytic category in the study of religionAnointing of MonarchsA standard analytic category in the study of religionAnuvrata (Jain Lay Vows)A standard analytic category in the study of religionBaptismA standard analytic category in the study of religionBar / Bat MitzvahA standard analytic category in the study of religionBayahA standard analytic category in the study of religionBodhisattva VowA standard analytic category in the study of religionBoraA standard analytic category in the study of religionConfirmationA standard analytic category in the study of religionCoronation of the British MonarchA standard analytic category in the study of religionEntu Priestess Installation RiteA standard analytic category in the study of religionFirst CommunionA standard analytic category in the study of religionHoly OrdersA standard analytic category in the study of religionKanzoA standard analytic category in the study of religionMonastic TonsureA standard analytic category in the study of religionNavjoteA standard analytic category in the study of religionPoy Sang LongA standard analytic category in the study of religionRajasuyaA standard analytic category in the study of religionSed FestivalA standard analytic category in the study of religionShahada (Act of Conversion)A standard analytic category in the study of religionShinbyuA standard analytic category in the study of religionTemple EndowmentA standard analytic category in the study of religionThe Consecration of a Vestal VirginA standard analytic category in the study of religionUpasampada (higher ordination)A standard analytic category in the study of religionSources1. 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.