High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Sacred contagion is the belief that spiritual properties within an object, place, or person may be passed to another object, place, or person, usually by direct contact or physical proximity. While the concept of sacred contagion has existed in numerous cultures since before recorded history, the term "sacred contagion" originated with French sociologist mile Durkheim, who introduced it in his book The Elementary Forms of Religious Life.
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