Sacred–profane dichotomy
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| {{Template}}The '''[[dichotomy]] between the [[Sacred (comparative religion)|sacred]] and the [[profane]]''' has been identified by [[France|French]] [[sociologist]] [[Emile Durkheim]] as the central characteristic of [[religion]]: "religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to ''sacred things'', that is to say, things set apart and [[forbidden]]." | {{Template}}The '''[[dichotomy]] between the [[Sacred (comparative religion)|sacred]] and the [[profane]]''' has been identified by [[France|French]] [[sociologist]] [[Emile Durkheim]] as the central characteristic of [[religion]]: "religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to ''sacred things'', that is to say, things set apart and [[forbidden]]." | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Social control]] | ||
| + | *[[Carnival]] and [[Carnivalesque]] | ||
| + | *[[Ritual]] and [[Ceremony]] | ||
| + | *[[Grotesque body]] | ||
| + | *''[[Sacred and Profane Love]]'', a painting | ||
| + | *''[[Profanum]]'' | ||
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- Social control
- Carnival and Carnivalesque
- Ritual and Ceremony
- Grotesque body
- Sacred and Profane Love, a painting
- Profanum
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