Sacred Symbols and Practices Across the Religious-Secular Divide

There is no unanimity of opinion among scholars on what is considered as sacred. While there are scholars who argue that religion has the exclusive control over the sacred, there are also others who argue that the process of secularization has taken the sacred outside the control of organized religi...

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Main Author: Vincent, Aparna (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Dharmaram College 2015
In: Journal of Dharma
Year: 2015, Volume: 40, Issue: 2, Pages: 231-252
Further subjects:B Public Sphere
B Secular
B Symbolism
B Profane
B Religion
B Politics
B Sacred
B Modern
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