initiatory body
C44077
concept
An initiatory body is an organized group or institution that guides individuals through formal rites, teachings, and stages of admission into a particular tradition, order, or esoteric path.
Observed surface forms (3)
- male initiation society ×2
- female initiation society ×1
- initiation society ×1
Instances (5)
- Sovereign Sanctuary of the Gnosis
- Poro society via concept surface "male initiation society"
- Bondo society via concept surface "female initiation society"
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Poro society is predominantly male
via concept surface "initiation society"
surface form: Poro society
- Dukduk secret society via concept surface "male initiation society"