Rites of Passage and Attraction

One rite of passage is the seclusion of girls at puberty, common practice in the Kabadi District of New Guinea and New Ireland. It involves pubescent girls being kept indoors for seclusion for some years. Seclusion can be considered a state of being private or away from people. Cultures involved in this type of rite of passage believe girls’ puberty tends to hold more value than boys’ puberty, particularly due to menstruation. This case shows an individual’s passage from childhood to adulthood. During this time, girls are not expected to touch the ground or see the sun’s light. Seclusions act as one of the most important ways to prepare girls for womanhood. It can be considered a social preparation of involved girls and, most importantly, their future goals as mothers and wives. Older women normally educate girls during seclusions about their future roles (Rothchild & Piya, 2020).

Another rite of passage is Khitan (circumcision) is one of the most important rites of passage in Islamic culture. As a result, it is mainly carried out as an important and recommended practice of Islamic culture. Logically, male circumcision is common in the Muslim world. Besides, it is an accepted practice established in most Islamic schools related to jurisprudence. In some cases, it is understood as a major sign of belonging, particularly to the Muslim community, and most importantly, a rite of passes from childhood to adulthood (Raveenthiran, 2018). These rites of passage can address different questions related to the development of an individual, family process, and in some cases, community processes. As a result, they appear to be both normative development and, most importantly, pathological conditions of individuals involved, their families, and communities in general (Santrock, 2019).     

References

Santrock, J. W.  (2019). Adolescence (17th Ed.) New York, NY , McGraw-Hill Education..

Raveenthiran, V. (2018). The evolutionary saga of circumcision from a religious perspective. Journal of pediatric surgery, 53(7), 1440-1443.

Rothchild, J., & Piya, P. S. (2020). Rituals, Taboos, and Seclusion: Life Stories of Women Navigating Culture and Pushing for Change in Nepal. The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies, 915-929.