Initiation
12 books featuring this theme
Initiation marks structured passage into new status through instruction and ordeal. It transmits knowledge and integrates individuals into adult, cultic, or elite roles.
The Golden Ass
Apuleius
160-170 CE
Roman
Parzival
Wolfram von Eschenbach
1200-1210 CE
Germanic
Aranyakas
Anonymous
600-200 BCE
Indian, Hindu
Brahmanas
Anonymous
800-500 BCE
Indian, Hindu
Ozidi Saga
Oral Tradition
1963-1977 CE
African, Ijo
Orphic Hymns
Orphic tradition
100-300 CE
Greek
Ganesha Purana
Anonymous
1200-1500 CE
Indian, Hindu
Lugalbanda in the Mountain Cave
Anonymous
2000-1800 BCE
Mesopotamian, Sumerian
Blackfoot Cycles
Anonymous
1890-1918 CE
Native American, Blackfoot
Hopi Folklore
Anonymous
1880-1930 CE
Native American, Hopi
Nart Sagas
Anonymous
1800-2000 CE
Persian, North Caucasian
Orphic Argonautica
Anonymous
400-600 CE
Greek