EAN: 9783515136464

WRITTEN ARTEFACTS IN RITES OF PASSAGE

Initiation rites have shaped societies for thousands of years. In both sacred and profane
contexts  they define transitions between different phases of life or cultic-religious stages.
Sometimes these rituals involve Written Artefacts  such as manuscripts with texts to be read or
recited  or inscribed objects  that are necessary to perform the ritual acts. While the
manuscripts usually directly ensure the agency of the corresponding acts through the codified
and prescribed texts  the inscriptions interpret and comment on the particular rituals.
Sometimes the writing itself is also part of this process and is therefore constitutive for the
efficacy of the ritual and the realisation of its validity. The authors analyse the material
culture of initiation rites  which form the thematic core of the volume. Based on these
phenomena  the artefacts showing writing and bearing inscriptions are examined and
contextualised  opening up a broad interdisciplinary and transcultural field as a starting
point for further research.

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