Mircea Eliade’s Philosophy of Religion : The Reality and Relevance Today
Mircea Eliade (1907-1986) speaks of religion as the ‘experience of the sacred’; the sacral character is the unique feature and the distinct nature of religion. This element of sacred can be located in any person, at any place or in any situation, because all have experienced and manifested the sense...
| Published in: | Journal of Dharma |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dharmaram College
2015
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Journal of Dharma
Year: 2015, Volume: 40, Issue: 3, Pages: 371-386 |
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B Space B Eliade B philosophy of religion B Shrine B Pilgrimage B Profane B Popular Religiosity B Time B Sacred |
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| Summary: | Mircea Eliade (1907-1986) speaks of religion as the ‘experience of the sacred’; the sacral character is the unique feature and the distinct nature of religion. This element of sacred can be located in any person, at any place or in any situation, because all have experienced and manifested the sense of the sacred through signs, symbols or rituals at some time in history. The popular religiosity which is the living religion of the people exhibits the characteristics of religion as presented by Mircea Eliade. A detailed and critical analysis of the Eliade’s concept of the sacred is studied in the context of field studies of popular religious practices of Catholics in Kalghatgi, Dharward, Karnataka, and shrines near Chennai, India. This study, while testing the applicability of Eliade’s theory to popular religious practices, will also make a critical analysis of the study of religion as presented by Eliade in light of the reality of religion as lived in Kalghatgi. |
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| ISSN: | 0253-7222 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma
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