Typical elements of initiation rites

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Given:

Four functions of ritual are
1. Orients participants to space and time
2. Connects participants to divine
3. Connects participants to larger community
4. Includes the body as an instrument for religion
and also provide three stages of initiation rites are:
1. Separation: the initiate is removed from the rest of the community
2. Transition: (or limen, from Latin for threshold): the initiate leaves the community until the rites are complete
3. Re-Aggregation: the initiate re-joins the community

THE QUESTION IS:

Explain Purity Balls. Also, Show how this ritual fulfills the four functions of ritual and describe how this ritual or does not include the typical elements of initiation rites.

Reference no: EM13658355

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