RELIGION: The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion. MIRCEA ELIADE

@article{Lessa1959RELIGIONTS,
  title={RELIGION: The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion. MIRCEA ELIADE},
  author={William A. Lessa},
  journal={American Anthropologist},
  year={1959},
  volume={61},
  pages={1146-1147}
}
  • W. Lessa
  • Published 1 December 1959
  • Philosophy
  • American Anthropologist
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