The article is devoted to the analysis of Arnold van Gennep's study invariant structure funeral rituals in his famous work "The Rites Passage" (1909). In scientific concept scientist, rites passage (initiation rites) accompany most important periods and events human life are associated with changes position (including social) status an individual. Analyzing cycle, A. Gennep emphasizes that prel...

W orldwide, puberty is recognized by various cultures and celebrated as a rite of passage into adulthood. The methodical drumbeat of these religious and social ceremonies foreshadows the rhythm of reproduction that, in many ways, marks the final stage of development. Despite its social and physiological significance, including perpetuation of the species, the pathways that regulate the onset of...

This paper attempts to investigate the adolescent narrator’s journey into adulthood in Ahmad Mahmoud’s The Neighbor. Considering the central character’s growth into adulthood, the paper argues that the compulsory military service can be fulfilled as a certain ‘rite of passage’ conventionalized within the society, as represented in the narrative. That is because, through this convention, Khaled ...