Man And The Sacred,New Ward Silver From Diverse Contexts

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Man And The Sacred,New Ward Silver From Diverse ContextsThroughout The World, People Believe That Much Of What They Do Is Accidental, Ordinary, And Inconsequential, While Other Acts Can Bring On Divine Retribution Or Earn Eternal Grace. In Man And The Sacred, Caillois Demonstrates How Humanity'S Ambiguous Attitude Toward The Sacred Influences Behavior And Culture. Drawing On A Diverse Array Of Ethnographic Contexts, Including The Sexual Rituals Of The Bathong Of South Africa And Evidence Drawn From