... and thought. It is sometimes a highly organized institution that sets itself apart from a culture, and it is sometimes an integral part of a culture. This is especially obvious in rites of passage. Through ritual, each major change in life is incorporated into the domain of the sacred. Religious experience may be expressed in visual symbols, dance and performance, elaborate philosophical systems, legendary ... into adulthood also connect the individual to the sacred tradition of the culture. For example, in Buddhist Thailand, young men become sons of Buddha through a ceremony in which t...

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