Introduction: Ascribing Meaning to the Semantic Field “Sacred” in Academic Research and Current Journalism

The term “sacred” has a long history, but this introduction demonstrates that the concept of a contrast between the sacred or holy and the profane or trivial arose only at the beginning of the 20th century. A shared characteristic of definitions of the sacred or holy is that they are something speci...

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Authors: Zeiler, Xenia (Author) ; Stander-Dulisch, Judith 1987- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2018
In: Journal of religion, media and digital culture
Year: 2018, Volume: 7, Issue: 3, Pages: 269-278
Further subjects:B trivial
B empty signifier
B Holy
B Media
B Profane
B Journalism
B Sacred
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