
mircea eliade, historian of religions, phenomenologist of religion, and author of novels, novellas, and short stories. Terms used in mircea eliade s the sacred and the profane, the nature of religion. Trask it took a long time for this book to arrive, but i think that it was to postal systems fault, not the sellers. Mircea eliade the nature of religion free download as powerpoint presentation. The excerpt i worked off of is from tim robinsons god, second edition. Februapwas a romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the university of chicago.Ĭlick download or read online button to get mircea eliade book now. The sacred and the profane is a succinct encapsulation of much of eliades thought. Mircea eliade on religion several people find mircea eliade s view on religion similar to emile durkheims, but in truth, it is similar to tylor and frazers. Among his many books are the myth of the eternal reunion, patterns in comparative religion, birth and rebirth, and yoga. The eternal return is an idea for interpreting religious behavior proposed by the historian mircea eliade. Publication date 1959 topics religion, profaniteit, heiligheid. New york contents introduction 8 chapter i sacred space and making the world sacred 20 chapter i1 sacred time and myths 68 chapter ill 116 the sacredness of nature and cosmic religion. An introduction to mircea eliade norse mythology for smart. An introduction to mircea eliade mircea eliade 19071986 was one of the twentieth centurys most groundbreaking and influential historians of religion.


The significance of religious myth, symbolism, and ritual within life and culture 1961, translated from the french by william r. Introduction chapter 1 sacred space and making the world sacred chapter 2 sacred time and myths chapter 3 the sacredness of nature and cosmic religion chapter 4 human existence and sanctified life introduction the extraordinary interest aroused all over the mircea eliade the sacred and the profane read more.

Its this premise that both drives eliades exhaustive exploration of the sacredas it has manifested in space, time. The nature of religion paperback by mircea eliade, willard r.
