Journal de la Société des Africanistes - Année 1975 - Volume 45 - Numéro 1 - Pages 115-125This article tries to present a first approach of an important initiatic society among the Minyanka of Mali : the koro, The society can be compared to the bambara's korè in which men accede progressively to an esoteric knowledge. Before being circumcised, boys are members of an other society, the nyerezye wile girls receive their first formation in the kobile. After physical, moral and ritual tests, circumcised boys get into the koro society and become men. The ultimate understanding of the cult and the rituals require a deep knowledge of the myths. Rituals can be understood as an utilisation of the model of the sacred forces. 11 pages Source : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.