Rites | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 14 Jan 2026

The psychological significance of female traditional initiation rites among the Bakopa community of South Africa: a qualitative approach to the understanding of koma ya basadi

in Gender, Sex and Sexualities

Mmakotsedi Magampa
Thelmah Maluleke
Rudzani Marry Mhlari
Anastasia Julia Ngobe
Lehlogonolo Makola
Abongile Pindo
Alinah Segobye
Tholene Sodi

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1458428

1,111 views

Conceptual Analysis

Published on 16 Apr 2021

Is There a Reformation Into Identity Achievement for Life After Elite Sport? A Journey of Identity Growth Paradox During Liminal Rites and Identity Moratorium

in Movement Science

Elodie Wendling
Michael Sagas

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.644839

12,527 views
17 citations

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 24 Jan 2017

The Process of Self-Cultivation and the Mandala Model of the Self

in Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology

Meiyao Wu

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00024

33,931 views
12 citations

Original Research

Published on 28 May 2021

Amazonian Medicine and the Psychedelic Revival: Considering the “Dieta”

in Ethnopharmacology

David M. O’Shaughnessy
Ilana Berlowitz

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2021.639124

15,163 views
16 citations

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 31 May 2022

Safe Carrying of Heavy Infants Together With Hair Properties Explain Human Evolution

in Evolutionary Psychology

Lia Queiroz do Amaral

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.854948

10,805 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 24 Sep 2021

Social Support Experiences of Spousally Bereaved Individuals in a South African Township Community: The Botho/Ubuntu Perspective

in Cultural Psychology

Tsholofelo Angela Thomas

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.604987

9,153 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 20 Oct 2022

Agricultural practices of the Qin people from the Warring States period to the Qin Dynasty: A case from the Matengkong site in Guanzhong Basin, China

in Paleoecology

Liya Tang
Hui Zhou
Zhiyou Wang
Jing Zhu
Jiaqi Liu
Ziheng Gao
Zhijun Zhao

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2022.992980

13,917 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 20 May 2025

Digital tracking of girls exposed to community led alternative rites of passage to prevent female genital mutilation/cutting, and child, early and forced marriages in Kenya: a longitudinal study

in Adolescent Reproductive Health and Well-being

David Kawai
Bernard Mbogo
Yvonne Opanga
Samuel Muhula
Tammary C. Esho
Hilke Conradi
Viola J. Rutto
Denge Lugayo
Dennis J. Matanda

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2025.1445504

2,727 views
1 citation

Articles

The psychological significance of female traditional initiation rites among the Bakopa community of South Africa: a qualitative approach to the understanding of koma ya basadi

Is There a Reformation Into Identity Achievement for Life After Elite Sport? A Journey of Identity Growth Paradox During Liminal Rites and Identity Moratorium

The Process of Self-Cultivation and the Mandala Model of the Self

Amazonian Medicine and the Psychedelic Revival: Considering the “Dieta”

Safe Carrying of Heavy Infants Together With Hair Properties Explain Human Evolution

Social Support Experiences of Spousally Bereaved Individuals in a South African Township Community: The Botho/Ubuntu Perspective

Agricultural practices of the Qin people from the Warring States period to the Qin Dynasty: A case from the Matengkong site in Guanzhong Basin, China

Digital tracking of girls exposed to community led alternative rites of passage to prevent female genital mutilation/cutting, and child, early and forced marriages in Kenya: a longitudinal study