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Male Initiation and Identity - Information concerning male circumcision and initiation.
MenStuff: Books on Ritual Initiation for Boys and Men - Annotated bibliography related to initiation rituals and ritual in general.
Absent Fathers, Lost Sons - Description of book by Guy Corneau that argues that Baby Boom generation marks a critical phase in the loss of masculine initiation rituals.
Rediscovering Rites of Passage - Article by Israel Helfand and Jon Bliss published in Voice Male.
Teen Rites of Passage - A "coming of age" program for adolescent boys and girls who are ready to experience a personal challenge and an initiation into healthy, responsible adulthood.
Boys to Men Mentoring Network - Information on a program where boys between the ages of 12 and 16 can regularly interact with committed, conscientious adult men; based in San Diego, California.
The Mankind Project - Branch of this international organisation which assists men in finding their masculinity and sponsors male initiations. Includes warrior training dates, registration information and a members-only section.

Initiation in Hinduism - In Hinduism young male members of the Brahmin and Kshatriya caste may perform a coming of age ceremony, however as the caste system has been disregarded and was not part of Hinduism, through birth as such, various members of other "castes" also perform this ceremony. The Upanayana commonly known as Janoy, or ...
Yamatji - ... West of Western Australia, and comes from the word "friend" in the local languages of the area. Before contact it is questionable about the degree of self-identification of these people as Yamatji, as there were significant cultural differences between coastal dwelling groups, who generally did not practice male initiation circumcision, and the larger groups of the interior like the Walpuri of the bend in the Lyons River, who did.