Home›Initiatory Rituals›Scholarly Standing›Used, but its validity as a comparative category is disputedBrowse ByUsed, but its validity as a comparative category is disputedThis 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 MoreUsed, but its validity as a comparative category is disputedSourcesComments (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.Used, but its validity as a comparative category is disputedFilter Results2 entriesOrigin Period Start YearAll600 (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)Social FormAllPerformed by an officiant for a recipient (1)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (1)PractitionerAllClergy or ordained officiants (1)The candidate undergoing the rite (1)Native To RegionAllAncient Israel (1)TraditionAllBreslov Hasidism (1)Chabad-Lubavitch (1)Conservative Judaism (1)Eastern Orthodoxy (1)Haredi Judaism (1)Hasidic Judaism (1)Modern Orthodox Judaism (1)Orthodox Judaism (1)Reform Judaism (1)Originated InAllAncient Israel (1)Originates In LanguageAllHebrew (1)Kind of ritualAllJewish and Islamic Coming-of-Age and Conversion Rites (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 2Byzantine Imperial CoronationUsed, but its validity as a comparative category is disputedGiyurUsed, but its validity as a comparative category is disputedSources1. 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.