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Lovat's Framework

Entry - a time when you are judged by either yourself or the church


Preparation - when you learn everything that you need to know


Climax - point where the transition occurs


Celebration - a party or some other type of celebration


Return - end of the ritual and return to ordinary time

Rites of passage

Move people from one life stage to another

Religious Ritual

Connects people with the spiritual God and to foster a sense of belonging/community

Civil Ritual

Connects people with their national identity. Recall stories/events in the history of the nation. They foster a sense of belonging to that nation.

Secular Ritual

Connects people with a group to which they feel a sense of belonging/interest in what the group is about.

Communitas

Intense community spirit and solidarity

Liminality

A subjective, conscious state of being on the 'threshold' of or between two different existential planes

Van Gennep's Framework

1. Pre-liminal - seperation


2. Liminal - transition


3. Post-liminal - incorporation

Turners Framework

n

Initiation

Into the religious group


Child/baby - The choice is made on behalf of the initiative (often needs to be confirmed later)


Adult - requires committment and study in preparation



Common symbols of Initiation

Water - cleansing, purity, historical link


Oil - strength, anointing


Candle - light of the 'spiritual' being, guidance


Clothing - new person, white - purity

Common Rites of Passage

Holy orders/ordination


Marriage


Birth


Death


Adolescence/Coming of age

Why do rituals stay in their tradition?

As they have been proven to have a positive outcome.