Understanding Victor Turner’s Theory Of Rites Of Passage

The Three Stages of Rites of PassageVictor Turner was an anthropologist known for his theory of rites of passage. Rites of passage are religious ceremonies marking the transition from one life to another. Each society has their rites of passage. For example, a Maasai in Kenya and Tanzania had to kill a lion with a spear to be considered a warrior (Garwood, 2011). Also, the Aborigine people in Australia had to send their boys into the wildernes…