by Mircea Eliade · Gallimard · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070326969
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Exploration of initiation rites and secret societies across various cultures and eras. The author analyzes the structure and symbolism of these rites, as well as their function in the transmission of knowledge and the formation of individual and collective identity. A profound study on the hidden meaning of initiatory practices and their influence on history and culture.
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.
