Instruction
Monday 4/26/21:
Paper #3 due on Human Existence and Sanctified Life: The Example of Lame Deer.
3 - 4 pages
For Eliade, “religious man” (homo religious) exemplifies what it means to be fully human; in
contrast, “nonreligious man has lost the capacity to live religion consciously” (Eliade 213) and is
therefore not living to his fullest human potential.
Review Eliade, Ch. 4, and identify three characteristics of “religious man.” Discuss how Lame
Deer demonstrates these three characteristics. Comment on Lame Deer’s observations that living
fully as a human being places one at odds with “over-domesticated” life in the contemporary
world.
Include at least two direct quotes from the readings -- at least one from Eliade (Ch. 4), and at
least one from the sections we have read in Lame Deer. Remember to use MLA format for in-text
citations and Works Cited. See "About Written Work" and “Sample MLA Format” at the end of this
syllabus for further specifications