In this era of increased knowledge the essence of religious phenomena eludes the psychologists, sociologists, linguists, and other specialists because they do not study it as religious. According to Mircea Eliade, they miss the one irreducible element in religious phenomena-the element of the sacred. Eliade abundantly demonstrates universal religious experience and shows how humanity's effort to live within a sacred sphere has manifested itself in myriad cultures from ancient to modern times; how certain beliefs, rituals, symbols, and myths have, with interesting variations, persisted.
| ISBN: | 9780803267336 |
| Publication date: | 1st June 1996 |
| Author: | Mircea Eliade |
| Publisher: | Bison Books an imprint of University of Nebraska Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 484 pages |
| Genres: |
Religion and beliefs Philosophy of religion Comparative religion Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology) Social groups: religious groups and communities Social and cultural anthropology |
In this era of increased knowledge the essence of religious phenomena eludes the psychologists, sociologists, linguists, and other specialists because they do not study it as religious. According to Mircea Eliade, they miss the one irreducible element in religious phenomena-the element of the sacred.
Patterns in Comparative Religion features in the following genres: Religion and beliefs, Philosophy of religion, Comparative religion, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Social groups: religious groups and communities, Social and cultural anthropology
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Patterns in Comparative Religion was written by Mircea Eliade and published by Bison Books an imprint of University of Nebraska Press
Patterns in Comparative Religion has 484 pages