by Mircea Eliade · Labor. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433500250
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Myth and Reality is an essay by the Romanian historian of religions Mircea Eliade, originally published in French in 1963 under the title 'Aspects du mythe'. In this work, Eliade explores the structure and function of myths in traditional societies, arguing that these stories provide models for human behavior and give meaning and value to life. The author analyzes how myths reveal a supernatural origin of the world, man, and life, and how this history is significant, precious, and exemplary.
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.
