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Male Initiation Rites

Male Initiation Rites is a sociocultural ritual practice that marks the transition of boys into recognized manhood within a community, distinguished by structured ceremonies involving physical, spiritual, or symbolic challenges specific to male adolescence.

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2017–2026

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Male Initiation Rituals

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Publications

55

Nudity as a Costume in Classical Art

Larissa Bonfante · American Journal of Archaeology · 1989 · 299 citations

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The Gendered Society Reader

Magalene Harris Taylor, Michael S. Kimmel · Teaching Sociology · 2002 · 277 citations

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The Changing Context of Sexual Initiation in sub‐Saharan Africa

Barbara Mensch, Monica J. Grant, Ann K. Blanc · Population and Development Review · 2006 · 203 citations

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The function of male initiation ceremonies at puberty

John W. M. Whiting, Richard Kluckhohn, Albert Naveen Anthony · 1958 · 165 citations

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The Timing and Role of Initiation Rites in Preparing Young People for Adolescence and Responsible Sexual and Reproductive Behaviour in Malawi

Alister Munthali, Eliya M. Zulu · African Journal of Reproductive Health · 2007 · 93 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. LN
    Luvuyo Ntombana

    University of the Free State, South Africa

    3 publications · 103 citations

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  2. FD
    Ferdinand De Jong

    University of East Anglia, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 46 citations

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  3. MH
    Michael Houseman

    Institut des Mondes Africains, France

    2 publications · 48 citations

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  4. BT
    Borut Telban

    Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Slovenia

    2 publications · 46 citations

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  5. EM
    Eliya M. Zulu

    African Population and Health Research Center, Kenya

    2 publications · 165 citations

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Institutions

40

  1. University of Fort Hare

    Alice, South Africa

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    114 citations

  2. Stellenbosch University

    Stellenbosch, South Africa

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    144 citations

  3. University of Malawi

    Zomba, Malawi

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    165 citations

  4. University of the Western Cape

    Cape Town, South Africa

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    86 citations

  5. Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts

    Ljubljana, Slovenia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    46 citations

  6. Aix-Marseille Université

    Marseille, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  7. Šibenik University of Applied Sciences

    Šibenik, Croatia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  8. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

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Venues

  1. Oceania

    4 publications · 103 citations

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  2. Man

    3 publications · 114 citations

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  3. Journal des africanistes

    2 publications · 22 citations

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  4. Social Anthropology

    2 publications · 48 citations

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  5. PubMed

    Repository · 2 publications · 130 citations

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