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Initiation Songs

Initiation Songs is a ritualistic auditory construct within the broader category of cultural transmission practices, distinguished by its specific use in formal rites of passage to symbolically mark and facilitate an individual’s transition from one social or spiritual status to another.

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15

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10

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2017–2026

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Publications

13

A Cross‐Cultural Study of Female Initiation Rites

Judith K. Brown · American Anthropologist · 1963 · 101 citations

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Dual strategies of song development in American redstarts, Setophaga ruticilla

Robert E. Lemon, Stéphane Perreault, Daniel M. Weary · Animal Behaviour · 1994 · 50 citations

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Songs, dances, mimes and symbolism of Venda girls' initiation schools

John Blacking · African Studies · 1969 · 46 citations

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The initiation language: Lokele tribe

John F. Carrington · African Studies · 1947 · 41 citations

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Serious Singing: The Orphic Hymns as Religious Texts

Fritz Graf · Kernos · 2009 · 34 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. JB
    John Blacking

    University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

    3 publications · 88 citations

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  2. DM
    Daniel M. Weary

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    1 publications · 50 citations

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  3. RE
    Robert E. Lemon

    McGill University, Canada

    1 publications · 50 citations

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  4. FG
    Fritz Graf

    The Ohio State University, United States

    1 publications · 34 citations

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  5. BT
    Borut Telban

    Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Slovenia

    1 publications · 28 citations

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Institutions

10

  1. University of the Witwatersrand

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    88 citations

  2. Rochester Christian University

    Rochester Hills, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    101 citations

  3. University of St Andrews

    St Andrews, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    56 citations

  4. Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts

    Ljubljana, Slovenia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    28 citations

  5. Augusta Technical College

    Augusta, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  6. Augusta University

    Augusta, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  7. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    34 citations

  8. English and Foreign Languages University

    Hyderabad, India

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

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Venues

  1. African Studies

    4 publications · 129 citations

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  2. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 1 publications · 29 citations

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  3. American Anthropologist

    1 publications · 101 citations

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  4. Kernos

    1 publications · 34 citations

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  5. Journal of American Folklore

    JAF · 1 publications · 19 citations

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