The Psychological and Religious Impact of Growth and Maturation

摘要: The article will discuss the impact of rites passage to individual and how it engenders one makes accepted in societal norms. Ceremonies that mark important transitional periods a person's life, such as birth, puberty, marriage, having children, death. Rites usually involve ritual activit ies teachings designed strip individuals their original roles prepare them for new roles. tradit ional African wedding ceremony is rite passage. In many so-called primitive societies, some most comp lex occur at when boys girls are initiated into adult world. ceremonies, init iates removed from village may undergo physical mutilation before return ing adults. emphasis central point this main ly deal with relevance contemporary society, touch certain society currently looks disdain especially circu mcision wo men, wh ich geared towards submission result patriarchal do minance. aticle cu lminate relat initiat ion Christianity, we can inculturate acceptable values worship, also Bible v iewed itiation rites. be summarized concluded observations critical evaluation female ions seem not carry except inflict pain mcision.