Editing Ritual (section)

===Rites of passage===
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A rite of passage is a ritual event that marks a person's transition from one [[social status|status]] to another, including [[adoption]], [[baptism]], [[coming of age]], [[graduation]], [[inauguration]], [[engagement]], and [[marriage]]. Rites of passage may also include [[initiation]] into groups not tied to a formal stage of life such as a [[fraternity]]. [[Arnold van Gennep]] stated that rites of passage are marked by three stages:{{sfnp|Bell|1997|p=[https://archive.org/details/ritualperspectiv00bell/page/n110 94]}}
; 1. Separation: Wherein the initiates are separated from their old identities through physical and symbolic means.
; 2. Transition: Wherein the initiated are "betwixt and between". [[Victor Turner]] argued that this stage is marked by [[liminality]], a condition of ambiguity or disorientation in which initiates have been stripped of their old identities, but have not yet acquired their new one. Turner states that "the attributes of [[liminality]] or of liminal ''[[persona]]e'' ("threshold people") are necessarily ambiguous".{{sfnp|Turner|1969|p=95}} In this stage of liminality or "anti-structure" ([[#Structure and anti-structure|see below]]), the initiates' role ambiguity creates a sense of [[communitas]] or emotional bond of community between them. This stage may be marked by ritual ordeals or ritual training.
; 3. Incorporation: Wherein the initiates are symbolically confirmed in their new identity and community.{{sfnp|Turner|1969|p=97}}