The Sacred and the Profane
Language: English
Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987
- Softcover
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Famed historian of religion Mircea Eliade observes that even moderns who proclaim themselves residents of a completely profane world are still unconsciously nourished by the memory of the sacred. Eliade traces manifestations of the sacred from primitive to modern times in terms of space, time, nature, and the cosmos. In doing so he shows how the total human experience of the religious man compares with that of the nonreligious. This book serves as an excellent introduction to the history of religion, but its perspective also emcompasses philosophical anthropology, phenomenology, and psychology. It will appeal to anyone seeking to discover the potential dimensions of human existence. -- P. [4] of cover.
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- Title
- The Sacred and the Profane
- Author
- Mircea Eliade, Ramon Alfonso Diez Aragon, Julia Argemi Munar, Vicenc Mateu Zamora, Julia Argemi Munar, Vicenc Mateu Zamora, Julia Argemi Munar, Vicenc Mateu Zamora, Julia Argemi Munar, Vicenc Mateu Zamora
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
- Publication year
- 1987
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Softcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 015679201X
- ISBN 13
- 9780156792011
In The Sacred and the Profane, Mircea Eliade observes that while contemporary people believe their world is entirely profane or secular, they still at times find themselves connected unconsciously to the memory of something sacred. It's this premise that both drives Eliade's exhaustive exploration of the sacred—as it has manifested in space, time, nature and the cosmos, and life itself—and buttresses his expansive view of the human experience.
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About the Author
Mircea Eliade was chairman of the department of the history of religions at the University of Chicago. Among his many books are The Myth of the Eternal Reunion, Patterns in Comparative Religion, Birth and Rebirth, and Yoga: Immorality and Freedom.
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