Man becomes aware of the Sacred because it manifests itself, shows itself, as something wholly different from the Profane... In his encounters with the Sacred, man experiences a reality that does not belong to our world yet is encountered in and through objects or events that are part of the world.


The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion (ed. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1959) - ISBN: 9780156792011

Mircea Eliade Quotes

Man becomes aware of the Sacred because it manifests itself, shows itself, as something wholly different from the Profane... In his encounters with...

Man becomes aware of the Sacred because it manifests itself, shows itself, as something wholly different from the Profane... In his encounters with...

Man becomes aware of the Sacred because it manifests itself, shows itself, as something wholly different from the Profane... In his encounters with...

Man becomes aware of the Sacred because it manifests itself, shows itself, as something wholly different from the Profane... In his encounters with...