Analyze the theories of Mircea Eliade in his The Sacred and the Profane. Eliade uses a lot of examples in his book, but you will be using the example of a Sardinian woman’s religious expression in the film, Supper for Dead Souls (La Cena della Anime, 2018), found on Bb.
You should explore these ideas in your paper:
-Eliade begins his book, The Sacred and the Profane, by stating his goal in reassessing Otto. His approach is historical, not theological (like Otto). How does he explain hierophany, and how we find it in sacred space, sacralization of nature, sacred time, and human existence/passage?
-How would he analyze La Cena? How is sacred space carved out? Nature? How does the passage implied here work with Eliade’s understanding? Finally, how would Eliade see sacred time here?
