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The Sacred And The Profane by Mircea Eliade
  • 1. What is the primary theme of Eliade's 'The Sacred and The Profane'?
A) The distinction between sacred and profane
B) Modern existentialism
C) The philosophy of science
D) The history of religions
  • 2. How does Eliade define 'hierophany'?
A) A type of religious sect
B) The manifestation of the sacred
C) A historical document
D) A philosophical argument
  • 3. Eliade particularly emphasizes the importance of which religious aspect?
A) Doctrine
B) Rituals only
C) Myth
D) Morality
  • 4. What does Eliade suggest is a consequence of secularization?
A) Increased religious fervor
B) Greater scientific understanding
C) Loss of the sense of the sacred
D) Enhanced cultural diversity
  • 5. Eliade's analysis is often rooted in which tradition?
A) Marxism
B) Analytic philosophy
C) Phenomenology
D) Postmodernism
  • 6. How does Eliade view the relationship between the sacred and the profane?
A) They are fundamentally different realms
B) They coexist peacefully
C) They are identical
D) The profane is superior
  • 7. Eliade believes that the phenomenon of the sacred is found in which cultures?
A) Only Eastern cultures
B) All cultures
C) Only Western cultures
D) Only ancient cultures
  • 8. Eliade points out that ancient religions sought to:
A) Re-establish contact with the sacred
B) Develop ethical systems
C) Create scientific laws
D) Gain political power
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