Mircea Eliade
Mircea Eliade (1907-1986) was the Sewell L. Avery Distinguished Service Professor at the Divinity School and professor in the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. He was one of the most influential scholars of religion of the 20th century and one of the world's foremost interpreters of religious symbolism and myth. Eliade was the author of many works of scholarship and fiction, including "A History of Religious Ideas" and ten novels.
Mircea Eliade (1907-1986) was the Sewell L. Avery Distinguished Service Professor at the Divinity School and professor in the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. He was one of the most influential scholars of religion of the 20th century and one of the world's foremost interpreters of religious symbolism and myth. Eliade was the author of many works of scholarship and fiction, including "A History of Religious Ideas" and ten novels. See less
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Mircea Eliade book reviews
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Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy
Dated and prejudices but a uselful introduction
Mircea, as pointed out by others never hunted with the Koryak or danced through the night with the San. But he read voraciously and reviewed in masterly fashion. The chief defect of this particular ... Read More
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Yoga: Immortality and Freedom
Premier Scholarship
by Satyir, Mar 11, 2010
Although a little dated, this classic work by (arguably) the world's best and most well-known religious scholar needs to be on the reading list of anyone interested in Yoga. Read More
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The Sacred and Profane
Difficult but worth it
A somewhat difficult read for one not particularly well versed in the world of art. I had frankly expected more of an discussion of paleolithic act, based upon her previous writings. Having said that ... Read More
