Mircea Eliade

The sacred and the profane are not only opposites but also interdependent.

From The Sacred and The Profane

Religious man is not a stranger to the world, but he is not only a part of it; he is a part of another world.

From The Sacred and The Profane

To be religious is to participate in the eternal and the universal.

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Rituals are the means by which the sacred is made present.

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The experience of the sacred is a fundamental aspect of human life.

From The Sacred and The Profane

The sacred is not a separate realm, but rather a dimension of reality.

From The Sacred and The Profane

The sacred and the profane are two dimensions of human experience.

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Religious man lives in a world that is not limited to the natural world.

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Myth is the revelation of a sacred reality.

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The sacred manifests itself through symbols.

From The Sacred and The Profane