Durkheim, Bataille, and Girard on the Ambiguity of the Sacred: Reconsidering Saints and Demoniacs

Why was it often difficult, in the late medieval religious world, to draw the line between saints and demoniacs? This article argues that the question—which goes to the core of the social construction of religious meaning—can be clarified by the notion of the sacred and in particular through the dis...

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Published in:Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Main Author: Heinämäki, Elisa 1970- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press [2015]
In: Journal of the American Academy of Religion
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