Patterns in Comparative Religion
Download or Read eBook Patterns in Comparative Religion PDF written by Mircea Eliade and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2022-11-21 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Mircea Eliade |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 2022-11-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781496208323 |
ISBN-13 | : 1496208323 |
Rating | : 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Patterns in Comparative Religion by : Mircea Eliade
Book excerpt: 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.