Rites and symbols of initiation : the mysteries of birth and rebirth / Mircea Eliade ; translated from the French by Willard R. Trask.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Haskell lectures ; 1956. | Harper torchbooks. Academy library ; ; TB1236H.Publication details: New York : Harper & Row, [1965, c1958]Description: 175 p. ; 20 cmOther title:
  • Birth and rebirth
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Rites and symbols of initiation.DDC classification:
  • 392
Contents:
Initiation mysteries in primitive religions -- The initiatory ordeals -- From tribal rites to secret cults -- Individual initiations and secret societies -- Heroic and shamanic initiations -- Patterns of initiation in higher religions.
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This book was originally published by Harper & Brothers in 1958 under the title Birth and Rebirth.

Initiation mysteries in primitive religions -- The initiatory ordeals -- From tribal rites to secret cults -- Individual initiations and secret societies -- Heroic and shamanic initiations -- Patterns of initiation in higher religions.

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