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Description
Throughout the world, people believe that much of what they do is accidental, ordinary, and inconsequential, while other acts can bring on divine retribution or earn eternal grace. In Man and the Sacred, Caillois demonstrates how humanity's ambiguous attitude toward the sacred influences... read more
First Sentence
EVERY RELIGIOUS CONCEPTION OF THE UNIVERSE IMPLIES A distinction between the sacred and the profane and is opposed to the world in which the believer freely attends to his business and engages in activity heedless of his salvation.
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Authors & Contributors
- Roger Caillois (Author)
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