Birth Rituals and Associated Taboos among the Apatanis of Arunachal Pradesh
Rites of passage are rituals or ceremonies signifying an event in a person’s life, indicative of a transition from one stage to another, as from adolescence to adulthood.
Landi Pussang Monia
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Les rituels : des espaces de marge pour construire sa place
The present article shows how ritual practices can be considered as secured spaces where individuals can experiment new possibilities. A synthesis of different rituals is first presented, demonstrating how they commonly allow one to connect oneself (to ...
Françoise Hatchuel
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En guise de conclusion : Pour une relecture de nos rituels dans la société contemporaine [PDF]
Ce texte présente les travaux de recherche en cours de Martine Roberge sur la ritualité contemporaine. Dans le contexte actuel d’une ritualité polymorphe et « à la carte », où le besoin rituel des acteurs contemporains occasionne des modifications dans ...
Roberge, Martine
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Tra Scilla e Cariddi: diventare adulti in un reparto di medicina
In the article I present some anthropological reflections, with reference to ethnographic material collected on the field, the pediatric ward for the treatment of type 1 diabetes in a Neapolitan university hospital, about the transition rite of diabetic
Eugenio Zito
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Musica e danza in Magna Grecia e nella Sicilia greca: esempi di contesti delle performances rituali [PDF]
In South Italy and in Sicily the discovery of groups of statuettes of female players in the sacred areas dedicated to the female deities, seems related to the female festivals and with the music and dance performed during the wedding rites.
Bellia, Angela
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Reception of structuralism exemplified by research on rite-de-passage in Serbian ethnology and anthropology [PDF]
Research on rite-de-passage marked Serbian ethnology and anthropology especially during the seventies, eighties and to some extent nineties of the 20th century.
Prodanović Ana
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« Des « rites de passage » avant van Gennep : les cérémonies funéraires dans les traités antiquaires et « ethnographiques » de la première modernité (XVIe-XVIIIe siècle) » [PDF]
Rappelant le travail d’archéologie de l’ethnologie et de l’histoire comparée des religions auquel Arnold van Gennep se livre entre 1905 et 1920, ce texte montre qu’il remonte progressivement jusqu’à l’ouvrage de l’antiquaire Claude Guichard, Funérailles ...
Grosse, Christian
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In this paper, the author discusses different understandings of the symbolism of liminality. According to Van Gennep’s definition, rites de passage are rites which accompany every change of place, state, social position and age.
Juha Pentikäinen
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This study investigates how Western culture impacts the rites of passage among the Hehe and Bena communities in the Iringa Rural district, revealing a complex relationship between traditional customs and modern influences.
Carlos Joseph Mbinda, Farles Ilomo
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Anthropological Joyce: Dubliners, Van Gennep and Liminality
This article considers, in a first part, the epistemological congruence between Joyce’s writing and the practices of the major anthropologists of his time.
Benoît Tadié
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