“En resumen, la mayoría de los hombres -sin religión- comparten aún pseudo religiones y mitologías degradadas. Cosa que en nada nos asombra, desde el momento en que el hombre profano es el descendiente del homo religiosus y no puede anular su propia historia, es decir, los comportamientos de sus antepasados religiosos, que lo han constituido tal como es hoy día.”
Quote by Mircea Eliade
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The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion
This work examines the fundamental distinction between the sacred and the profane as a key element of religious experience. Drawing on historical and cross-cultural examples, the book analyzes how sacred space, time, and rituals shape human understanding of the divine and the world. It discusses the ways in which religious symbols and myths mediate between the transcendent and the ordinary, offering insights into the nature of belief and the structure of religious life. more
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