According to Durkheim, Religion is a division of the world into two kinds of phenomena.
1. The Sacred 2. The Profane. The sacred refers to things human beings set apart; including religious beliefs, rites, deities or anything socially defined as requiring special religious treatment. Profane is just the opposite of Sacred, which is not sacred that is called profane.
Society creates religion by defining certain phenomena as sacred and others as profane. Those aspects of social reality that are defined as sacred that is that are set apart and deemed forbidden—form the essence of religion. The rest are defined as profane-the everyday, the common place, the utilitarian, the mundane aspects of life. The Sacred brings out an attitude of reverence,
1. The Sacred 2. The Profane. The sacred refers to things human beings set apart; including religious beliefs, rites, deities or anything socially defined as requiring special religious treatment. Profane is just the opposite of Sacred, which is not sacred that is called profane.
Society creates religion by defining certain phenomena as sacred and others as profane. Those aspects of social reality that are defined as sacred that is that are set apart and deemed forbidden—form the essence of religion. The rest are defined as profane-the everyday, the common place, the utilitarian, the mundane aspects of life. The Sacred brings out an attitude of reverence,