2006-1 August and September Reads - Evolution of Religion
Discover August and September 2006 book reads on the evolution of religion, featuring Mircea Eliade's *The Sacred and the Profane* and *Religion Explained*. Explore philosophy, sacred spaces, and the origins of belief in this curated list.
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The Sacred and the Profane
by Mircea Eliade
Famed historian of religion Mircea Eliade observes that even moderns who proclaim themselves residents of a completely profane world are still unconsciously nourished by the memory of the sacred. Eliade traces manifestations of the sacred from primitive to modern times in terms of space, time, nature, and the cosmos. In doing so he shows how the total human experience of the religious man compares with that of the nonreligious. This book serves as an excellent introduction to the history of religion, but its perspective also emcompasses philosophical anthropology, phenomenology, and psychology. It will appeal to anyone seeking to discover the potential dimensions of human existence. -- P. [4] of cover.
