Sentences with phrase «on initiation rituals»

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In recent years the Western churches have been greatly influenced by the Orthodox and Oriental churches; they have felt the appeal of many Eastern rituals: the strong emphasis on the paschal mystery; the attention to the role of the Holy Spirit in the eucharistic rite; the value of commemorating such events as the baptism of the Lord; and the unity of Christian initiation.

If Black Panther were to seek therapy to resolve this inner conflict, the presenting symptom might be a repetition compulsion: The movie keeps looping back on itself, showing multiple versions of an initiation scene, a ritual combat, and (most telling of all) scenes of the deaths of fathers.

Set among the Xhosa ethnic group of South Africa during an initiation ritual that's not supposed to be discussed, let alone depicted on the big screen, John Trengove's first feature takes real chances, delivering a troubling portrait of the collision between communal and personal identity.

EW: Most experts on teen psychology agree that young people need initiation rituals.

In «Ngarnda (Pain)», 2011 Western Australian Youth Art Award and Wesfarmers Youth Scholarship recipient Curtis Taylor focuses on a Martu male initiation ritual.

War on the African continent seems to fuse «traditionally» specific rituals with drug - induced initiations that border on gangsterism.