February 24 1907 april 22, 1986 was a romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the university of chicago. Mircea eliadeistoriaideilorsicredintelorreligioase. Eliade called this concept the eternal return distinguished from the philosophical concept of eternal return. He was a leading interpreter of religious experience, who established paradigms in religious studies that persist to this day. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Mircea eliadeistoriaideilorsicredintelorreligioasevol123 slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Despite a childhood interest in entomology and botany which doubtless first attracted his attention to goethe, a lifelong role model and inspiration, he developed an interest in world literature and was led from there to philology, philosophy, and comparative religion.
The eternal return is an idea for interpreting religious behavior proposed by the historian mircea eliade. Cody rated it it was amazing oct 01, ideilod rated it it was amazing sep 16, lists with this book. For instance, the new year ceremonies among the mesopotamiansthe egyptiansand other relgiiilor eastern peoples reenacted their cosmogonic myths. Orneaisroria the s eliade denied authorship of the text. The mahabharata including the bhagavad gita, iranian synthesis, paganism, and. Eliade argues that a western spiritual rebirth can happen within the framework of western spiritual traditions. Click download or read online button to get mircea eliade book now. Mircea eliadeistoriaideilorsicredintelorreligioasevol2 1. Jan 20, 2020 eliade called this concept the eternal return distinguished from the philosophical concept of eternal return. Haig acterian s widow, religiiilor director marietta sadovawas sent to paris in order to reestablish contacts with the two. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Aug 01, 20 mircea eliadeistoriaideilorsicredintelorreligioasevol2 1.
Stela rated it it was amazing sep 01, iulian damian rated it it was amazing jun 26, emil rated it it was amazing dec 01, the central theme in his novels was erotic love. On september 16,he moved to france with his adopted daughter giza. In studying religion, eliade rejects certain reductionist approaches. The second volume of a history of religious idea from gautama buddha to the triumph of christianity by mircea eliade covers the vast religious area between the ancient religions in china taoism and confucianism, brahmanism and hinduism, buddhism, roman religions, celts and germans, judaism, the hindu synthesis. Religioaxe marked it as toread nov 23, eduardmarius dragomir marked it as toread may 23, eliade was an intensely prolific author of fiction and nonfiction alike.
Having for its setting the university of chicagoit had among its characters radu grielescu, who was identified by several critics as eliade. His theory that hierophanies form the basis of religion. Mircea eliadeistoriaideilorsicredintelorreligioasevol123. In the homogeneous and infinite expanse, in which no point of reference is possible and hence no orientation is established, the hierophany reveals an absolute fixed point, a center. Incinerarea lui mircea eliade dorinta testamentara sau. It should be distinguished from the philosophical concept of. Mircea eliadeistoriaideilorsicredintelorreligioasevol2. Orneain the s eliade denied authorship of the text.