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A highly original and scholarly work on spirituality by noted historian mircea eliade in the sacred and the profane, mircea eliade observes that while contemporary people believe their world is entirely profane, or secular, they still at times find themselves connected unconsciously to the memory of something sacred. Booktopia bookshop search results for mircea eliade. Mircea eliade was a romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and. He was the author of a great number of books, the most significant of which are generally held continue reading an introduction to mircea. About the author 1987 born in bucharest, rumania, mircea eliade studied at. The book was published in multiple languages including romanian, consists of 200 pages and is available in paperback format. Mircea eliade march 190722 april 1986, author and historian of religions, was born in bucharest romania to gheorge eliade, an army officer, and ioana stoenescu vasile. An introduction to mircea eliade norse mythology for smart. List of books and articles about mircea eliade online. Mircea eliade romanian religious historian and author. He was one of the most influential scholars of religion of the 20th century and one of the worlds foremost interpreters of religious symbolism and myth. Mircea eliade, historian of religions, phenomenologist of religion, and author of novels, novellas, and short stories. Frank kermode, new statesman a close and detailed yet comparative study of shamanism.
Foreword hadwenotfeared toappear overambitious, weshould have giventhisbookasubtitle. Publication date 2004 topics shamanism publisher princeton university press collection. Mircea eliade worked in the reverse direction of otto. Another archived video by a user namedchristopher t. Mircea eliade has 279 books on goodreads with 156079 ratings. In a book of great originality and scholarship, a noted historian of religion traces manifestations of the sacred from primitive to modern times. The intuition of the sacred mircea eliade magis center. This was the book, the subject of our article, that made him famous, and earned him an appointment to the university of chicago in 1958.
Born in romania, he eventually became the chairman of the department of the history of religions at the university of chicago. The encyclopedia of religion mircea eliade, charles j. In july 2016, istros books published diary of a shortsighted adolescent, written by mircea eliade and translated by christopher moncrieff. Detailing a fascinating, hitherto unknown period in the life of one of the twentieth. Free download or read online maitreyi pdf epub book. This last point enables eliade s research to expand and corroborate ottos findings which are based on the data of individual interior experience of the holy by adding the component of outward community expression of the sacred. In his foreword, eliade explains the approach that he has taken in the book, noting that his intention is to. The meeting between the eminent and determined maitreyi, in her 50s, and the even more eminent and utterly panicked mircea, in his 60s, is the extraordinary climax of the book she wrote upon her. Discover book depositorys huge selection of mircea eliade books online. Michael harner audio books, best sellers, author bio. Follow mircea eliade and explore their bibliography from s mircea eliade author page. Feb 14, 2014 the diary of mircea eliade, the seminal thinker on religion, during the period he served as a diplomat in portugal. This is a very nice overview of the thought of mircea eliade. The internationally eminent swedish anthropologist ake hultkrantz wrote that mircea eliade and michael harner were the two great authors on.
Mircea eliade 19071986 was a romanian historian of religion, philosopher, and professor at the university of chicago. Detailing a fascinating, hitherto unknown period in the life of one of the twentieth centurys preeminent intellectuals, the portugal journal was written by mircea eliade from 19411945, when he served as a diplomat in lisbon. Mircea eliade founded the modern study of the history of religions and wrote many books, including essential sacred writings from around the world and. Eliade is the most informative guide to the modern mythologies. The eternal return is an idea for interpreting religious behavior proposed by the historian mircea eliade. Mircea eliade one of the most renowned expositors of the psychology of religion, mythology, and magicshows that myth and symbol constitute a mode of thought that not only came before that of discursive and logical reasoning, but is still an essential function of human consciousness.
Mircea eliade 19071986 was one of the twentieth centurys most groundbreaking and influential historians of religion. Gheorge had changed the family name from ieremia to eliade in order to honor the noted romanian writer ion eliade radulescu. Guide to the mircea eliade papers 19261998 uchicago library. Maitreyimircea eliade audiobook kocsis robert martie 20, 20.
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Myth and reality religious traditions of the world by mircea eliade 19980601. Eliade was one of the most influential scholars of religion of the 20th century and one of the worlds foremost interpreters of religious symbolism and myth. The diary of mircea eliade, the seminal thinker on religion, during the period he served as a diplomat in portugal. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The sacred and the profane the nature of religion by mircea eliade translated from the french by willard r. Mircea eliade was one of the most successful and influential historians of religion. His interpretation of religious experience continues to inform the study of religious practice today. Avery distinguished service professor at the divinity school and professor in the committee on social thought at the university of chicago. Audio visual material, includes speeches by eliade both in video and cassette.
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