Abstract
This article compares the experiences migrants face in the banlieue of France to rites of passage in Papua New Guinea, where the author has performed long‐term fieldwork. Seen from a Turnerian anthropological point of view, the banlieue resembles a rite of passage with its separation, liminality, reintegration and its ambiguous meanings. However, its liminality lacks a communitas characterized by equality, direct relations between its members and an absence of ownership.
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