El Hombre Y Lo Sagrado by Roger Caillois
An anthropological exploration of how societies define and regulate the sacred as an ambivalent force that both preserves order and invites disorder. It distinguishes between a “right” sacred of purity, law, and hierarchy and a “left” sacred of transgression, excess, and contagion, showing how taboo, sacrifice, myth, and festival channel dangerous energies to sustain social cohesion. Through comparative examples, it reveals how prohibition and ritualized violation interact at the core of collective life.
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- Published
- 1939
- Nationality
- French
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 250-350 pages
- Original Language
- French
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- Alternate Titles
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- Der Mensch und das Heilige
- L’Homme et le sacré
- L’uomo e il sacro
- Man and the Sacred
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