LEADER 04838nam 22006974a 450 001 9910457591603321 005 20210603201816.0 010 $a1-282-36057-4 010 $a9786612360572 010 $a0-520-94171-3 010 $a1-60129-524-3 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520941717 035 $a(CKB)1000000000354371 035 $a(EBL)275308 035 $a(OCoLC)647604601 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000215291 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11198970 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000215291 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10184703 035 $a(PQKB)11316359 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000084783 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC275308 035 $a(OCoLC)76965337 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse30504 035 $a(DE-B1597)520333 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520941717 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL275308 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10146817 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL236057 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000354371 100 $a20060306d2006 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOpening the doors of wonder$b[electronic resource] $ereflections on religious rites of passage /$fArthur J. Magida 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (305 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-520-25625-5 311 0 $a0-520-24545-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 271-289). 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPrologue --$tIntroduction: Sometimes, The Magic Works --$t1. The Descent Of The Spirit --$t2. Bob Abernethy: No Fundamental, Life-Changing Experience --$t3. Chinua Achebe: What Makes Someone Give Up Their Religion? --$t4. Huston Smith: Religion Saturated The House --$t5. Julia Sweeney: That Soldier-Of-Christ, Slap-Across-The- Face Stuff Is Sick --$t6. Jim Zogby: The Wal-Mart-Ization Of The Church --$t7. What, Really, Is A Man? --$t8. Leon Botstein: I'M Tone-Deaf To Belief --$t9. Roz Chast: I Was Like A Spy. Like A Closet Jew --$t10. Rabbi Harold Kushner: I Wanted To Make My Parents Proud --$t11. Letty And Abigail Pogrebin, Mother And Daughter: "You Are A Woman" Meant "You Do The Dishes" --$t12. Ram Dass: Mushrooms Gave Me What I Could Have Had At My Bar Mitzvah --$t13. Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin: Israel And I Came Of Age Together --$t14. Elie Wiesel: I Am Not God's Policeman --$t15. The Thread Of Life --$t16. Deepak And Gotham Chopra, Father And Son: Religion Is Frequently Idiotic --$t17. Waking Up --$t18. Roshi John Daido Loori: Born A Buddha. Die A Buddha --$t19. Robert Thurman: I Looked Like Henry Miller In Drag --$t20. Allah Is One --$t21. Coleman Barks: Just Being Sentient Is Cause For Rapture --$t22. Dr. Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens): Floating On A Cloud Of Mercy --$t23. Michael Wolfe: I Feel Like A Monotheist With Extra Credentials --$tEpilogue: Would Anyone Riding By On A Horse Even Notice? --$tNotes --$tAcknowledgments 330 $aThis bold, pioneering book explores rites of passage in America by sifting through the accounts of influential thinkers who experienced them. Arthur J. Magida explains the underlying theologies, evolution, and actual practice of Jewish bar and bat mitzvahs, Christian confirmations, Hindu sacred thread ceremonies, Muslim shahadas and Zen jukai ceremonies. In rare interviews, renowned artists and intellectuals such as Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, holistic guru Deepak Chopra, singer Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), actress/comedienne Julia Sweeney, cartoonist Roz Chast, interfaith maven Huston Smith, and many more talk intimately about their religious backgrounds, the rites of passage they went through, and how these events shaped who they are today. Magida compares these coming of age ceremonies' origins and evolution, considers their ultimate meaning and purpose, and gauges how their meaning changes with individuals over time. He also examines innovative rites of passage that are now being "invented" in the United States. Passionate and lyrical, this absorbing book reveals our deep, ultimate need for coming-of-age events, especially in a society as fluid as ours. Conversations with: Bob Abernethy, Huston Smith, Julia Sweeney, Roz Chast, Harold Kushner, Ram Dass, Elie Wiesel, Deepak Chopra, Robert Thurman, Coleman Barks, Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), And others 606 $aRitual 606 $aRites and ceremonies 606 $aReligions 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aRitual. 615 0$aRites and ceremonies. 615 0$aReligions. 676 $a203/.82 700 $aMagida$b Arthur J$01042389 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457591603321 996 $aOpening the doors of wonder$92466588 997 $aUNINA