Sacred–profane dichotomy
The sacred–profane dichotomy is a concept posited by the French sociologist Émile Durkheim, who considered it to be the central characteristic of religion: "religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things, that is to say, things set apart and forbidden." In Durkheim's theory, the sacred represents the interests of the group, especially unity, which were embodied in sacred group symbols, or totems. The profane, however, involves mundane individual concerns. Durkheim explicitly stated that the sacred–profane dichotomy is not equivalent to good-evil, as the sacred could be either good or evil, and the profane could be either as well.
known for
Anthropology of religionArchaeology of religion and ritualBaijiniBatá drumCleaver (The Sopranos)Collective effervescenceCollective unconsciousCyparissus (Vignali)DecorumDichotomy of profane and sacredDichotomy sacred/profaneDistinction between sacred and profaneEternal return (Eliade)Flag of JapanGiovanni BaglioneGiovanni Henrico AlbicastroHierophanyHistory of gamesHoly waterJacques DerridaJohann August ErnestiJoseph A. VaracalliKegareLife stanceMadonna–whore complexMind–body problemMircea EliadeNudityNuminousPhenomenology of religionProfanumQuebec French profanityReligious offenseRitualSacred-profaneSacred-profane dichotomySacred/profaneSacred and Profane LoveSacred or profane
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
known for
primaryTopic
Sacred–profane dichotomy
The sacred–profane dichotomy is a concept posited by the French sociologist Émile Durkheim, who considered it to be the central characteristic of religion: "religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things, that is to say, things set apart and forbidden." In Durkheim's theory, the sacred represents the interests of the group, especially unity, which were embodied in sacred group symbols, or totems. The profane, however, involves mundane individual concerns. Durkheim explicitly stated that the sacred–profane dichotomy is not equivalent to good-evil, as the sacred could be either good or evil, and the profane could be either as well.
has abstract
Profaan is een term die wereld ...... ook het begrip godslastering.
@nl
Profan (av latin profanus, oin ...... ke sakral- eller kyrkobyggnad.
@sv
Profan (łac. profanus „niedopu ...... zy nie są członkami masonerii.
@pl
The sacred–profane dichotomy i ...... as supposed to be "universal".
@en
Профа́н (лат. profanus — той, ...... ь галузі, некомпетентна особа.
@uk
ハレとケとは、柳田國男によって見出された、をともなう日本人の ...... は、衣食住や振る舞い、言葉遣いなどを、ケとは画然と区別した。
@ja
Link from a Wikipage to an external page
Wikipage page ID
12,192,781
page length (characters) of wiki page
Wikipage revision ID
1,022,811,858
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
wikiPageUsesTemplate
hypernym
type
comment
Profaan is een term die wereld ...... ook het begrip godslastering.
@nl
Profan (av latin profanus, oin ...... ke sakral- eller kyrkobyggnad.
@sv
Profan (łac. profanus „niedopu ...... zy nie są członkami masonerii.
@pl
The sacred–profane dichotomy i ...... ofane could be either as well.
@en
Профа́н (лат. profanus — той, ...... ь галузі, некомпетентна особа.
@uk
ハレとケとは、柳田國男によって見出された、をともなう日本人の ...... は、衣食住や振る舞い、言葉遣いなどを、ケとは画然と区別した。
@ja
label
Profaan
@nl
Profan
@de
Profan
@pl
Profan
@sv
Sacred–profane dichotomy
@en
Профан
@uk
ハレとケ
@ja