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Exploring rites of passage in America by sifting through the accounts of influential thinkers who experienced them, this book explains underlying theologies, evolution, and practice of Jewish bar and bat mitzvahs, Christian confirmations, Hindu sacred thread ceremonies, Muslim shahadas and Zen jukai ceremonies.Magida, Arthur J. is the author of 'Opening the Doors of Wonder Reflections on Religious Rites of Passage', published 2006 under ISBN 9780520245457 and ISBN 0520245458.
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