Anthropology of the Profane

Durkheimian anthropology has so insisted on the primacy of the sacred that one scarcely pauses to think on what role the profane may play in the study of religion. This paper examines the cultivation of dead bodies in the Tantric ritual of shav-sadhana to draw out the element of the “profanation of...

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Main Author: Arpita Roy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-02-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/16/2/227