On the Ontology of the Sacred (and the Profane) 9781498573689, 9781498573696, 1498573681

On the Ontology of the Sacred (and the Profane) 9781498573689, 9781498573696, 1498573681

This book examines and clarifies the nature, meaning, significance and vitality of the sacred (and the profane), in rela

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Recasting Caste: From the Sacred to the Profane

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The Power of the Word : The Sacred and the Profane [1 ed.] 9781443879903, 9781443875288

This book brings together twelve authors who look at the concept of the “word” from several different perspectives, insp

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Spaces of the Sacred and Profane: Dickens, Trollope, and the Victorian Cathedral Town 9780203934975, 9780415979528, 0415979528

This study examines the unique cultural space of Victorian cathedral towns as they appear in the literary work of Charle

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To Touch the Face of God: The Sacred, the Profane, and the American Space Program, 1957–1975 1421407884, 9781421407883

Was the space program the signature project of secular modernity or a symbol of humankind’s perpetual quest for communio

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Sacred and Profane: Unusual Customs and Strange Rituals 9789353885168, 9353885167

The battle between scientific temper and superstition has raged since ages. One may believe that unusual rituals and cus

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Imagery, Ritual, and Birth: Ontology Between the Sacred and the Secular 1498548733, 978-1498548731

Every human being is born and has gone through a process of birth. Yet the topic of birth remains deeply underrepresente

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The Body Adorned: Dissolving Boundaries Between Sacred and Profane in India's Art 0231140282, 9780231140287

The sensuous human form-elegant and eye-catching-is the dominant feature of premodern Indian art. From the powerful god

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Recasting Caste: From the Sacred to the Profane 9788132113461, 9789353880798, 9788132119807

Recasting Caste confronts the mainstream sociology of caste at its root: Louis Dumont's Homo Hierarchicus and its m

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On the Sacred 9781317547358, 9781844655342

Progressive, modern societies hold the promise of the triumph of reason and the banishing of primitive, religious impuls

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