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By definition, sacred beings are separated beings. that which characterizes them is that there is a break of continuity between them and the profane beings.
-Emile Durkheim
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By Definition, Sacred Beings Are Separated Beings.

Emile Durkheim
By definition, sacred beings are separated beings. that which characterizes them is that there is a break of continuity between them and the profane beings.
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