Theory
Sacred & Profane (Axis Mundi, Hierophany)
Explore in the Atlas →Ritual space is consecrated through hierophany, creating centres of meaning distinct from ordinary space.
Ritual
Classifications
- Holder
- Communal intergenerational
- Source of authority
- Revelation cosmology
- Subject
- More than human
- Cosmological orientation
- Axis mundi
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawing
- Knowledge type
- Relational embodied
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophicalCross cultural cosmological
Referenced by
- The Sacred and the Profane articulates
- Mircea Eliade proposed
Sources
- Mircea Eliade. The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion. Harcourt, Brace & World, 1957.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Sacred & Profane (Axis Mundi, Hierophany)." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/axis-mundi-hierophany/. Accessed July 17, 2026.