Mike,
I knew that the quote was from THE SACRED AND THE PROFANE. So did my professor,
who (for his expertise in the resolution of boundary issues) was the first
geographer ever appointed to the American Academy of Forensic Science.
For one who can go on for dozens of lines about the multidimensionality of
punctiliousness transcending reality (or some such), I thought that you might
have enjoyed this quote. I'm sorry if I misjudged. :-)
What it says about sacred space is equally applicable to the physical space of
the state. Therefore, it has some value for those here who might not have
already known it as well as you do.
Lowell G. McManus
Leesville, Louisiana, USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "aletheiak" <aletheiak@...>
To: <BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 8:43 AM
Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Boundary quote
> hey i read that book too
> & must say your teachers are looking like the most ignorant
> people in their society again
>
> for their & your quote here is not about geopolitical boundaries at
> all
> but about sacred space
> or in other words
> quite the opposite
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> for the fuller context
> please see the 3rd paragraph from the bottom here
> http://www.ku24.com/~darrell/mnem-arch1.html
> or better yet
> i would mightily recommend the entire book
>
> the sacred & the profane
>
> --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "Lowell G. McManus"
> <mcmanus71496@m...> wrote:
> > In my political geography professor's class syllabus from
> 1977, I find this
> > quote about boundaries and points:
> >
> > "For it is the break effected in space that allows the world to be
> constituted,
> > because it reveals the fixed point, the central axis for all future
> > orientation."--Mircea Eliade
> >
> > Lowell G. McManus
> > Leesville, Louisiana, USA
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