The Sacred and the Profane

The Nature of Religion

Mircea Eliade

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Harcourt Publishers Group (Australia) Pty.Ltd
23 October 1968

Religion & beliefs; Philosophy of religion

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.

By: Mircea Eliade
Imprint: Harcourt Publishers Group (Australia) Pty.Ltd
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 249g
ISBN: 9780156792011
ISBN 10: 015679201X
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 23 October 1968
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.