BIBFRAME Work

Title

Crucibles

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Smith, J. Eric, 1965- (author)
• McNeal, James R. (author)

Subject

• Initiation rites (LCSH)
• Organizational commitment (LCSH)
• Rites and ceremonies (LCSH)

Language

• English

Classification

• LCC: GN473 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
• DDC: 394/.4 (Assigner: dlc)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• index
• bibliography

Summary

"An exploration of the initiation rituals of fourteen elite groups, both historical and contemporary, providing a roadmap for modern organizations to better themselves by implementing and managing their own rigorous portal processes"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Prologue: On Being a Plebe (Part 1), Annapolis, Maryland, Summer 1982 -- Introduction: Trials by Fire: The Roles of Crucibles in Defining Elite Groups and Cultures -- We Make Marines: Boot Camp at MCRD Parris Island -- Kung Fu and Koans: The Shaolin Monks -- Space Is the Place: The U.S. Astronaut Program -- Poor Fellow Soldiers of Christ: The Knights Templar -- Knives in the Mountains: The Gurkhas -- Our Mothers: The Dahomey Amazons -- Honor and Fidelity: The French Foreign Legion -- Crouching Dragons and Divine Wind: Japan's Special Attack Units -- An Offer You Can't Refuse: Mafia Made Men -- Great Tiger Sharks Swimming on Land: The Hawaiian Koa -- Fiercely and Faithfully: The Swiss Guard -- Doctor, Doctor: The White Coat Ceremony and Beyond -- The Poor Widow's Sons: American Freemasonry -- Conclusion: Elites Everywhere: Crucibles in Context -- Epilogue: On Being a Plebe (Part 2), Annapolis, Maryland, Autumn 1982 through Spring 1983.

Authorized Access Point

McNeal, James R. Crucibles

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T21:16:34.904292+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 24019851

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• Date: 2026-09-11
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• Description language: eng
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