Book review of ‘Opening the doors of wonder : reflections on religious rites of passage’ by Arthur J. Magida, Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, 2006

Mughal, M.A.Z.

doi:10.1177/000842980803700221

Book review of ‘Opening the doors of wonder : reflections on religious rites of passage’ by Arthur J. Magida, Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, 2006

Mughal, M.A.Z.

Authors

M.A.Z. Mughal

Abstract

Arthur J. Magida of University of Baltimore analyzes in this book the wonderful experiences of coming-of-age ceremonies with reference to the believers of different religions in the United States. The book is an account on the evolution of rites of passage in five major religions, including Jewish bar and bat mitzvah, Christian confirmations, Muslim shahadas, Hindu sacred thread ceremonies and Zen jukai ceremonies in Buddhism, by explaining the theological concepts associated with these ceremonies in a practical way.

Citation

Mughal, M. (2008). Book review of ‘Opening the doors of wonder : reflections on religious rites of passage’ by Arthur J. Magida, Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, 2006. Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses, 37(2), 364-365. https://doi.org/10.1177/000842980803700221

Journal Article Type	Book Review
Online Publication Date	Jan 19, 2009
Publication Date	2008-06
Deposit Date	Sep 27, 2013
Publicly Available Date	Feb 16, 2014
Journal	Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses
Print ISSN	0008-4298
Electronic ISSN	2042-0587
Publisher	SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed	Not Peer Reviewed
Volume	37
Issue	2
Pages	364-365
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/000842980803700221
Additional Information	Published in Association with Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion.

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