The Ambiguity of the Sacred: Revisiting Roger Caillois's L'Homme et le sacré
This article focuses on the ambiguity of the sacred and looks at Roger Caillois's L'Homme et le sacré as a fundamental text for understanding the role of ambivalence in the dynamic relationship involving the duo sacred and profane. Due to the paucity of critical commentary in English on Ca...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Equinox Publ.
[2017]
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Journal for the academic study of religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-21 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Caillois, Roger 1913-1978, L' homme et le sacré
/ The Holy
/ Ambiguity
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RelBib Classification: | AA Study of religion AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism |
Further subjects: | B
Ambivalence
B Caillois B Dualism (Religion) B L'HOMME et le sacre (Book) B Profane B CAILLOIS, Roger B SACRED & profane dichotomy B pure B impure B srcrfd |
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