Manna, charisma and hierophany: understandings of the sacred for the Geography of Religion

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  • Avacir Gomes dos Santos Silva Universidade Federal de Rondônia, Rolim de Moura, Rondônia, Brasil.

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https://doi.org/10.5216/ag.v13i2.55773

Abstract

Space is not an a priori. Your apprehension occurs in function of geographical spatialities. How do we construct spatial conceptions? Why do we categorize it between sacralities and profanities? The concepts of manna, charisma and hierophany, referring to the manifestation of the sacred, direct us to the understanding of the geographical space as a contribution of the religious phenomenon. Thus, our intention is to analyze how formulations of these concepts were significant to the consolidation of the Geography of Religion. To do so, we turn to the comparative studies of Émile Durkheim's classics: "Elemental Forms of Religious Life" (2008); of Marx Weber: "Society and Religion" (2009); of Mircea Eliade: "The sacred and Profane" (2010) and Zeny Rosendahl: "Hierópolis" (2009), among others. In a first approximation we point out your existence, the differentiation and qualification of the sacred and profane spaces defended by these authors. Only with these cognitive classifications did man of primordial times manage to locate and configure space. From now one we can formulate some geographical knowledge towards a Geography of Religion.

Keywords: Images; Sacred Space; Profane Space; Hierophany.

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2019-08-20

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SANTOS SILVA, A. G. dos. Manna, charisma and hierophany: understandings of the sacred for the Geography of Religion. Ateliê Geográfico Journal, Goiânia, v. 13, n. 2, p. 224–239, 2019. DOI: 10.5216/ag.v13i2.55773. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/atelie/article/view/55773. Acesso em: 16 aug. 2024.

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