Originally Posted by FireHawk
Originally Posted by m2w
Originally Posted by FireHawk
I'm interested in learning more about the ancient ceremonies and initiations the Ndragheta holds. What are the best sources and books to read on this? I read this on their wiki "The 'Ndrangheta is the only one of the Italian mafia-type organizations to have maintained its ancient rites, passing them down orally and through secret codes. It is characterized by a horizontal structure made up of autonomous clans known as 'ndrine, based almost exclusively on blood ties"


Cosa nostra mantained its ancient rites too, although less complex than ndrangheta ones
yeah compared to the Camorra and Cosa Nostra, Ndragheta's structure, rites, hiearchy etc. seems much more complex than the other two

why is this?


In the 1800s the Bella Società Riformata had rituals much similar than the ndrangheta for this reason Raffaele Cutolo took inspirazione to form the Nuova Camorra Organizatta.