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A groundbreaking work on myth, symbol, and ritual by one of the most acclaimed historians of our time.
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.
ASIN : 015679201X
Publisher : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Publication date : October 23, 1987
Language : English
Print length : 256 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780156792011
ISBN-13 : 978-0156792011
Item Weight : 8.8 ounces
Dimensions : 8.18 x 5.51 x 0.82 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #29,166 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #21 in Comparative Religion (Books) #55 in Cultural Anthropology (Books) #67 in Religious Philosophy (Books)
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