The Rites of Passage
University of Chicago Press, 1961
Cloth: 978-0-226-84848-8 | Paper: 978-0-226-84849-5 | Electronic: 978-0-226-02718-0
DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226027180.001.0001
Cloth: 978-0-226-84848-8 | Paper: 978-0-226-84849-5 | Electronic: 978-0-226-02718-0
DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226027180.001.0001
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ABOUT THIS BOOKTABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Birth, puberty, marriage, and death are, in all cultures, marked by ceremonies which may differ but are universal in function. Arnold van Gennep (1873-1957) was the first anthropologist to note the regularity and significance of the rituals attached to the transitional stages in man's life, and his phrase for these, "the rites of passage," has become a part of the language of anthropology and sociology.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction to the English Edition - Solon T. Kimball
Translator's Note - Monika B. Vizedom
Author's Foreword
I. The Classification of Rites
II. The Territorial Passage
III. Individuals and Groups
IV. Pregnancy and Childbirth
V. Birth and Childhood
VI. Initiation Rites
VII. Betrothal and Marriage
VIII. Funerals
IX. Other Types of Rites of Passage
X. Conclusions
Index