Crossroads : the quest for contemporary rites of passage.

Edited by Louise Carus Mahdi, Nancy Geyer Christopher, and Michael Meade.

Part 1: An ancient practice: modern perspectives. Part 2: Youth crisis: problems and solutions. Part 3: Contemporary rites of passage: group experiences. Part 4: Rites of passage: resources. Part 5: Individual rites of passage. Part 6: Crucibles for change

'Our modern society differs from all other cultures, historical or contemporary, in its lack of clearly defined initiations to enhance and give meaning to life's transitions. Nowhere is this omission more glaring than in the transition from childhood to adulthood, marked in many cultures by ritual initiation at puberty. Crossroads is comprehensive collection of fifty cutting-edge articles on diverse aspects of the transition to adulthood, covering experiences with contemporary rites of passage, the use of rites of passage to resolve the 'youth crisis' of gangs and violence, accounts of traditional rites of passage, and how-to guidelines for creating new rites of passage that may help to save our communities from despair and destruction

Paperback (Katerbound)