Arnold Van Gennep, a french ethnographer and folklorist, is known for his work “The rites of passage.” His model of rites of passages is a ritual process that contained three stages; separation, liminality, and reintegration. His model is very persuasive since it can be applied to many coming of age traditions throughout various religions.
Gennep’s model called for separation, finding new identity, and reintegrating. We can see this model in Hinduism under the Stages of Life for a Twice-Born Man although it contains more than 3 stages. In Hindu life is made up of 4 stages called Brahmacarin, Grihastha, Vanaprastha, and Sannysin. The first stage of Hindu life, Brahmacarin, is that of the student, who lives and studies with his guru pursuing
Gennep’s model called for separation, finding new identity, and reintegrating. We can see this model in Hinduism under the Stages of Life for a Twice-Born Man although it contains more than 3 stages. In Hindu life is made up of 4 stages called Brahmacarin, Grihastha, Vanaprastha, and Sannysin. The first stage of Hindu life, Brahmacarin, is that of the student, who lives and studies with his guru pursuing