Religious theories of sacred space were pioneered by mircea eliade in the 1950s and 1960s, and although his ideas have attracted some criticism, eliades theories continue to be debated. He was the author of a great number of books, the most significant of which are generally held continue reading an introduction to mircea. Born in romania, he eventually became the chairman of the department of the history of religions at the university of chicago. Forsuch, after all, isthepurport ofthepresent essay. He also wrote autobiographical works as well as numerous stories, novels, and plays. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. The scholarly and literary works of mircea eliade, edited by norman girardot and m. The eternal return is an idea for interpreting religious behavior proposed by the historian mircea eliade. Lo sciamanismo e le tecniche dellestasi mircea eliade. Foreword hadwenotfeared toappear overambitious, weshould have giventhisbookasubtitle. But as we shall soon see, what is involved is not a veneration of the stone in itself, a cult of the tree in itself. An introduction to mircea eliade norse mythology for. Avery distinguished service professor, divinity school.
Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. My summary provides a reasonably comprehensive account of ottos work. Colegiul national mircea eliade sighisoara home facebook. Zaidi and others published introduction to special issue on mircea eliade find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. An introduction symbol, myth, and ritual series eliade, mircea on. Mircea eliade 19071986, a native of rumania, was a leading scholar of religion, widely known for his writings on the history of religion, the structure of myth, and spiritual symbolism, including shamanism, yoga. Drawing on years of study and experience in india, eliade provides a comprehensive survey of yoga in theory and practice from its earliest antecedents in the vedas through the twentieth century. In this landmark book the renowned scholar of religion mircea eliade lays the groundwork for a western understanding of yoga, exploring how its guiding principle, that of freedom, involves remaining in the world without letting oneself be exhausted by such conditionings as time and history. Mircea eliade ayleeahd achieved worldwide recognition for his pioneering studies in comparative religion and the history of religion. Shamanism, religious phenomenon centred on the shaman, a person believed to achieve various powers. Mircea eliades phenomenological analysis of religious.
Any illusion of temporal order is an unfortunate consequence of the need for an analytic exposition. Eliade offers a perspective on otto which suits his own purposes but ignores a large part of what otto has to say. Mircea eliade, maitreyi 1991 embed for hosted blogs and item tags. University of chicago library guide to the mircea eliade.
One mircea eliade is a highend residential compound developed by one united properties. Scope note the majority of the mircea eliade papers were produced during the years eliade spent at the university of chicago 19571986. However, much of the correspondence is from the years he spent in paris 19451957, and some correspondence with family and friends dates from. Mircea eliade 19071986 was one of the twentieth centurys most groundbreaking and influential historians of religion. According to eliade, the historian of religions2 uses an empirical method of approach and begins by collecting religious documents. Hotel diesel this neighborhood is a great choice for travelers interested in museums, food and architecture check location bvd. Romanianborn historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, professor at the university of chicago, and one of the preeminent.
First published in 1951, shamanism soon became the standard work in the study of this mysterious and fascinating phenomenon. Drawing on years of study and experience in india, eliade provides a comprehensive survey of yoga in. Which authors offer good criticism to mircea eliade. He was a leading interpreter of religious experience, who established paradigms in religious studies that persist to this day. Wikimedia commons has media related to mircea eliade. 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. February 24 1907 april 22, 1986 was a romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the university of chicago. Professor, committee on social thought, university of chicago. It should be distinguished from the philosophical concept of. Mircea eliade, patterns in comparative religion, new york, sheed ward, 1958, pp. Immortality and freedom, and a history of religious ideas. Mircea eliade has 289 books on goodreads with 159227 ratings. Mircea eliade, historian of religions, phenomenologist of religion, and author of novels, novellas, and short stories.
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