by Mircea Eliade · Planeta · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788449335983
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Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of religious beliefs with the first volume of Mircea Eliade's magnum opus. This book takes you on a journey from the earliest magical and religious manifestations of prehistory to the spread of the cult of Dionysus, exploring the religions of Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, Israel, the Indo-Europeans, pre-Buddhist India, Greece, and Iran. Discover the fundamental unity and diversity of religious expressions through Eliade's scholarship and synthesis.
Mircea Eliade was a Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the University of Chicago. One of the most influential scholars of religion of the 20th century and interpreter of religious experience, he established paradigms in religious studies. His theory that hierophanies form the basis of religion, splitting the human experience of reality into sacred and profane space and time, has proved influential. One of his most instrumental contributions to religious studies was his theory of eternal return, which holds that myths and rituals do not simply commemorate hierophanies, but actually participate in them.
