profane

Examples of profane in the following topics:

• The Sacred and the Profane

  • Emile Durkheim posited the sacred–profane dichotomy as central to all religion, but critics suggest this theory is too eurocentric.
  • The sacred–profane dichotomy is an idea posited by French sociologist Émile Durkheim, who considered it to be the central characteristic of religion: "religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things, that is to say, things set apart and forbidden."
  • The profane, on the other hand, involved mundane individual concerns.
  • Durkheim explicitly stated that the sacred/profane dichotomy was not equivalent to good/evil.
  • The sacred could be good or evil, and the profane could be either as well.

• Definitions of Religion

  • Durkheim argued that the definition of religion hinged on the distinction between things that are sacred (set apart from daily life) and things that are profane (everyday, mundane elements of society).
  • As is the case with the sacred/profane typology, this definition is also often critiqued for being broad and overly encompassing.

• Using Art

  • Baglione's "Sacred and Profane Love" is an example of a chiaroscuro painting.

• Defining Boundaries

  • He saw the symbolic boundary between the sacred and the profane as the most profound of all social facts, and the one from which lesser symbolic boundaries were derived.

• The Elements of Religion

  • Durkheim also identifies collective interests and group unity as part of the sacred, whereas individual concerns fall into the profane category.

• Differences Between Public Speaking and Conversation

  • Slang, profanity, and poor grammar might be accepted between friends but are definitely not appropriate for any kind of public address or speech.

• Iconography

  • They looked back to earlier attempts to classify and organize subjects encyclopedically, as guides to understanding works of art, both religious and profane, in a more scientific manner than the popular aesthetic approach of the time.

• The Brain and Personality

  • After the accident, he was described as fitful, irreverent, profane, impatient, and obstinate.

• Gold Fever in the West

  • These highly male, transient communities with no established institutions were prone to high levels of violence, drunkenness, profanity, and greed-driven behavior.

• Identification and Art

  • They looked back to earlier attempts to classify and organise subjects encyclopedically, such as Cesare Ripa's Iconologia overo Descrittione Dell'imagini Universali cavate dall'Antichità et da altri luoghi and Anne Claude Philippe de Caylus'sRecueil d'antiquités égyptiennes, étrusques, grècques, romaines et gauloises as guides to understanding works of art, both religious and profane, in a more scientific manner than the popular aesthetic approach of the time.