The sacred and the profane : the nature of religion /
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, natur...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English French |
| Edition: | [1st American ed.]. |
| Series: | Harvest book
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| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | "This book was originally translated from the French into German and published in Germany under the title Das heilige und das profane" -- t.p. verso. |
| Physical Description: | 256 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 015679201X 9780156792011 |