num_pages: 165
description: This book presents 5 case studies on women's initiation rituals. Contents - Introduction; 1. The Marriage of Opposites; 2. Becoming the Goddess; 3. Tiv The Pattern of Time; 4. Festa das Mocas The Cosmic Tour 5. The Rape of Persephone; 6. On the Nature of Women's Initiations; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
language: English
title: Emerging from the Chrysalis: Studies in Rituals of Women's Initiation
titlecomplete: Emerging from the Chrysalis: Studies in Rituals of Women's Initiation
ratings_count: 15
publisher: Harvard University Press