Rites and symbols of initiation : the mysteries of birth and rebirth PDF
Preview Rites and symbols of initiation : the mysteries of birth and rebirth
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Y.1 0022. 58-10374 LibraorfyC eagresCsa talCoagr dN umber: 76 777 87 98 0 12I t CONTENTS FOREWORD vii INTRODUCTION ix I INITIATIMOYNS TERIEISN P RIMTIIVER ELIGIONS 1 PreliminRaermya rkTsh-e SacreGdr ound-Separation frotmh eM otherT-heK urnai Initiation Mystery--Supreme Beinagn dI nitiaAtmioonng t heY uin-Symboloifs m InitiaDteoartyh -Meanoifn tgh eI nitiaOtrodreya ls InitiaatnidCo onl lecRteigveen eration II THE INITIATOROYR DEALS 21 TheB ull-RoaanrdeC ri rcumcision--SymobfoS luibsimn cision-IniitniT aiteirdorena lF uego-ScenaroifoI sn iti atorDye ath-BeSiwnagl lobwyea d M onster IIIF ROM TRIBAL RITTOES SECRETC ULTS 41 InitiaotfiG oinr ls-DegrienFe esm alIen itiations-An ExtanAtu stralSieacnr Ceutl t-InitiSaytmobroyl iosfm s Returtnot heW omb--SymboliosfmN ewB irthi nI ndian Initiations-MMeualntiinpoglfse tShyem boliosfmt he Embryo IV INDIVIDUAILN ITIATIOANNSD SECRETS OCIETIES6 1 Descetnott heU nderworalndd H eroiIcn ittiioans-Initi atorSyy mboloifst mh Sey mplegadnedsi-vIidIunailt inast:i o NorthA merica-KwaklDi anuctinSgo ciieets-MenS'ecsr et Societineist-iIaMtootriyCf osm mont oP uberRtiyt easn d SecrSeotc ieties V HEROICA ND SHAMANICI NITIATIO·N S 81 GoingB erse-rCkuchulaiInnni'tsi a-tiSoynmboliosfm MagicaHle a--t-ShamanIinci tiations-IOnridteiaaoltfso ry v vi CONTENTS SiberiSahna mans-PublRiict eosf S hamanIinci tiations TechniqoufeE sc stasy-InitioaftA iuosntsr alMieadni cine Men-AsiatIincfl uencienAs u stralia VI PATTERNS OF INITIATIOINN HIGHERR ELIGIONS 103 IndiaT-raceosfP uberRittye si nA ncieGnrte ece-Eleusis andt heH elleniMsytsitcee rsi-ChristiaanndiI tnyi tiation -Survivaolf InitiatMoortyi fisn ChristiEaunr ope Patteronfs I nitiaatnidoL ni teraTrhye mes-Concluding Remarks-Epilogue NOTES 137 INDEX 167 FOREWORD Thibso okr eprestehnteHs a skeLlelc turwehsi cIh w asp riv 1956 ilegteodd elivaettr h eU niverosfiC thyi caignot hef allo f undetrh et it"lPea tteornfsI nitiatIinop nr.e"p artihnetg e xt for publicaIt ihoanv,ea ddeadn I ntroducatnidso onm en oteansd bibliograprhiecfaelr enbcuetIs h ,a vaed herteodt hep resentation demandbeydt heo rigionraaldl e livAesrI yc .o nceiivtte,h ebo ok isa ddrestsoea dn yn onspeciraelaidsietnr t ereisntt ehdes piritual histoorfhy u maniIttyi .sf otrh irse astohna Ith avlei mitmeyds elf tod epicttihncego mplpehxe nomenoofin n itiaotnilioynn broadest outliMnoer.ed etaislteudd ioefcs e rtaians pecatrsec ontaiinn ed someo fm y earlpiuebrl icatIis ohnasrl.el1t utrno t hep robline m a bookn owi np reparaDtieoant,h Iannidt iation. Iw isohn caeg aitnoe xpremsys g ratithuedrteeo t heC hancellor oft heU niversoifCt hyi cagtoot, h eC ommittfeoert heH askell Lecturaensdt, o t heD eano ft heF ederaTtheedo logFiaccaullt oyf theUn iverosfiC thyi cafgootr h eh onotrh atth ecyo nferroendm e 1956 byin vitimneg t og ivteh e HaskeLlelc turThees .B ollingen Foundathiaosgn e nerouunsdleyr tatkode enf rtahyee x pensoefth e English tramnasylt ahteTi rouns;t reeessat s suroefmd y gr atitude. Ial sow istho t hanmky translMart.oW ri,l laRr.dT raskf,o thre pains het ootko p roviadf ea ithrfeuplr oducotfmi yo tnh ouganhdt �y texitn s peakabElneg lish. MIRCEAE LIADE DepartmeonftH istoorfyR eligions UniverosfiCt hyi cago April,1 958 vii INTRODUCTION Ith aso ftbeeen ns aitdh aotn eo ft hceh aracteorfit shtmeio cdse m worlids t hed isappearoafann yc em eaningfruli toefsi nitiation. Of primairmyp ortainnct er aditisooncali etini etsh,em odem Westernw orlsdi gnificianintti atiisop nr acticnaolnleyx istent. Tobe surteh,e s everCahrli sticaonm muniopnrse servienv, a rying degreevse,s tiogfae m sy stetrhyai tsi nitiaitnso trruyc turBea.p tism ise ssentani ailnliyt iartiotroeyr; d inattoit ohnep riesthcooodm prisaensi nitiaBtuitio tnm .u stn otb ef orgotttheaCnth ristianity triumpinh etdh ew orlandd becamae uni versalr eligioonnl bey causietd etachietds eflrfo mt hec limaotfet heG reco-Oriental mysteranide sp roclaiimtesdea l rfe ligioofns alvataicocne ssible toal l. Thent,o ow,e m ayw elals kw hethtehrme o demw orladsa whole cans tijluls tifibea bclayl lCehdr istIfi aan ".m odemm an"d oes indeeedxis ti,ti si ns of ara sh er efusteors e cognizeh imseinl f termsf amiltioat rh eC hristviiaenwo fm an or, Eausr opean scholaerxsp resist ,i n termso f Christian "anthropology." Modemm an'osr iginahliisnt eywn,e sisn c ompariwsiotnth r adi tionsaolc ietliieepssr, e ciisnehl iyds e termintaotr ieognah ridm self asa purelhyi storbeiicnagli, n h isw isht ol ivien a basically desacralizceods moTso.w haetx temnotd ermna nh ass ucceeind ed realizinhgi si deailsa nothperro bleimn,t woh icwhe shalnlo t entehre re.B utt hef acrte maitnhsa hits i deanlol onghears an y thinignc ommowni tthh Cehr istimaens sagaen,dt haitti se qually foreitgno t hei magoef h imseclofn ceibvyetd hem ano fthe traditsioocniaelt ies. Iti st hrouthgeh i nitiarittieto hna tth em ano ft het raditional sociectioemse tso k nowa ndt oa ssumteh iism agOeb.v iouthserel y aren umeroutsype s andc ountlveasrsi aonfit nsi tiactoirorne,s pond intog differseoncti satlr uctanudr ceulstu ral horizBountts h.eim portant facits t haaltl p remodesrno ciet(itehsai ts th,o seth at lastine Wde steErnu ropet ot hee ndo ft hMei ddleA gesa,n din the ix
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