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Mircea Eliade (Romanian: [ˈmirtʃe̯a eliˈade]; March 13 [O.S. February 28] 1907 – April 22, 1986) was a Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the University of Chicago. One of the most influential scholars of religion of the 20th century [1] and interpreter of religious experience, he established ...
Profane, or profanity in religious use may refer to a lack of respect for things that are held to be sacred, which implies anything inspiring or deserving of reverence, as well as behaviour showing similar disrespect or causing religious offense. [1] The word is also used in a neutral sense for things or people not related to the sacred; for ...
The publication of Eliade's 1956 Haskell Lectures at the University of Chicago, Patterns of Initiation. Patterns in Comparative Religion, translated: R. Sheed, London: Sheed and Ward, 1958. The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion, translated from French: W.R. Trask, Harvest/HBJ Publishers, 1957 ISBN 0-15-679201-X.
The " eternal return " is an idea for interpreting religious behavior proposed by the historian Mircea Eliade; it is a belief expressed through behavior (sometimes implicitly, but often explicitly) that one is able to become contemporary with or return to the " mythical age"—the time when the events described in one's myths occurred. [1]
R. C. Zaehner (1972) [1][2] Robert Charles Zaehner (1913–24 November 1974) was a British academic whose field of study was Eastern religions. He understood the original language of many sacred texts, e.g., Hindu (Sanskrit), Buddhist (Pali), Islamic (Arabic). At Oxford University his first writings were on the Zoroastrian religion and its texts.
Rudolf Otto (25 September 1869 – 7 March 1937) was a German Lutheran theologian, philosopher, and comparative religionist.He is regarded as one of the most influential scholars of religion in the early twentieth century and is best known for his concept of the numinous, a profound emotional experience he argued was at the heart of the world's religions. [1]
Over time, as emotions became symbolized and interactions ritualized, religion became more organized, giving a rise to the division between the sacred and the profane. [47] However, Durkheim also believed that religion was becoming less important, as it was being gradually superseded by science and the cult of an individual. [50] [82]
As ‘Grotesquerie’ Uses Bloodshed to Wrestle With Religion and Politics, Its Cast Finds Refuge in the Sacred and Profane: ‘The Ryan Murphy Universe Is a Blessing’ William Earl September 25 ...