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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| Language: | English French |
| Edition: | [1st American ed.]. |
| Series: | Harvest book
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Table of Contents:
- Sacred space and making the world sacred
- Sacred time and myths
- The sacredness of nature and cosmic religion
- Human existence and sanctified life
- The "history of religions" as a branch of knowledge.