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}} |
| - | ==See also== | + | 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]]." |
| - | *[[Social control]] | + | |
| - | *[[Carnival]] and [[Carnivalesque]] | + | |
| - | *[[Ritual]] and [[Ceremony]] | + | |
| - | *[[Profane illumination]] | + | |
| - | *[[Grotesque body]] | + | |
| - | *''[[Sacred and Profane Love]]'', a painting | + | |
| - | *''[[Profanum]]'' | + | |
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| * [[Carnival]] and [[Carnivalesque]] | * [[Carnival]] and [[Carnivalesque]] | ||
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The dichotomy between the sacred and the profane has been identified by 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
- Carnival and Carnivalesque
- Grotesque body
- Mircea Eliade
- Profanum
- Ritual and Ceremony
- Sacred and Profane Love (Oil painting, by Titian)
- Social control
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