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initiation rites  

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  • Initiation rites are rituals that mark and facilitate the entry of a person into a group, that is, the person's transition from the status of outsider to insider. Such rites are often referred to as hazing, rites of passage, induction, and trial by fire. [Source: Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations; Initiation Rites]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-JVBFK7FL-2

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