Thus it is reported of a secret order in the Moluccan Island of Ceram that the young man who seeks admittance, not only is enjoined to keep silent concerning everything he experiences on entering, but also is not permitted for weeks to say a word to anybody, not even to his family.

DEFINE: The word 'initiation' or the concept of ritual silence is being illustrated through this specific historical/cultural example.

Georg Simmel, The Sociology of Georg Simm…, loc. 8421