by Mircea Eliade · Ediciones Paidós · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788449329838
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In 'The Sacred and the Profane', Mircea Eliade explores the persistence of the religious in the modern world, examining how archaic religious experiences and symbols continue to influence contemporary life. Eliade analyzes the dialectic between the sacred and the profane, showing how the human being constantly seeks sacred points of reference to orient himself in the world. Through examples from various cultures and religions, the author reveals the importance of understanding religious structures to understand the human condition and the meaning of existence.
Mircea Eliade 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 and interpreter of religious experience, he established paradigms in religious studies. His theory that hierophanies form the basis of religion, splitting the human experience of reality into sacred and profane space and time, has proved influential. One of his most instrumental contributions to religious studies was his theory of eternal return, which holds that myths and rituals do not simply commemorate hierophanies, but actually participate in them.
