Edward Norbeck
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Professor of Anthropology, Rice University, Houston, Texas, 1962β81. Author of Religion in Primitive Society and others.
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Rite of passage, ceremonial event, existing in all historically known societies, that marks the passage from one social or religious status to another. This article describes these rites among various societies throughout the world, giving greatest attention to the most common types of rites;β¦
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