Initiation ritual of boys in Malawi. The ritual marks the passage from child to adult male, a liminal stage in the context of their lives.

Liminality is a state of transition between one stage and the next, especially between major stages in one’s life or during a rite of passage.The concept of liminality was first developed and is …

Liminal is a word for the in-between. It describes states, times, spaces, etc., that exist at a point of change—a metaphorical threshold—as in “the liminal zone between sleep and wakefulness.” …

May 23, 2018 · Liminality, "being on a threshold," is the condition that prevails during the inner phase of rites of passage, those rituals performed in many societies to transfer a person from …

The experience of liminality is feeling a loss of steady and familiar landmarks, the kind of security that accompanied past structure, even as the future has not yet materialized.

Sep 8, 2025 · Liminality is an important concept in understanding both individual and societal transformations. While it may be characterized by ambiguity and disorientation, it also …

Sep 24, 2024 · Liminality, a concept rooted deeply in the anthropological and sociological study of rituals, refers to the ambiguous transitional phase of a rite of passage, where participants no …