Rites and symbols of initiation
Subtitle: the mysteries of birth and rebirth
By: Mircea Eliade ; translated from the French by Willard R. Trask
Contributors: Trask, Willard R. (Willard Ropes), 1900-1980, translator
Series: Harper Torchbooks, TB1236H. The academy library; Haskell lectures -- 1956; Harper torchbooks -- TB 1236 H.; Haskell lectures -- 1956.
Publisher: Harper & Row
Published: 1965
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
Subjects: Symbolen; Initiation rites; Religious aspects; Initiatie; Rites et cérémonies; Godsdiensten; Ethnologie; Initiations dans les associations, corporations
Other titles: Birth and rebirth
Notes: This book was originally published by Harper & Brothers in 1958 under the title Birth and Rebirth.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Initiation mysteries in primitive religions; title: The initiatory ordeals; title: From tribal rites to secret cults; title: Individual initiations and secret societies; title: Heroic and shamanic initiations; title: Patterns of initiation in higher religions.