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Patterns in Comparative Religion

Paperback • 1996 • English

Patterns in Comparative Religion

By Mircea Eliade

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About the book

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; ho...Show more

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9780803267336

Publisher

Bison Books

Published year

1996

Language

English

Original title

Patterns in Comparative Religion

Format

Paperback

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