The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion by Mircea Eliade, Willard R. Trask

The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion

Mircea Eliade, Willard R. Trask

256 pages first pub 1957 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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In the classic text The Sacred and the Profane, 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. Eli...

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