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. Among library journals picks of the most important reference works of the millennium with the encyclopaedia judaica and the new catholic encyclopedia mircea eliades encyclopedia of religion won the american library associations dartmouth medal in 1988 and is widely regarded as the standard reference work in the field. Encyclopedia of religion mircea eliade editor in chief volume 12 macmillan publishing company new york collier macmillan publishers london. Mircea eliade and the history of religions sciencedirect. Mircea eliade was born in bucharest, romania on march 1907. I will focus on these two religious thinkers for different reasons. It emphasizes religions role within everyday life and as a unique experience from culture to culture revised edition of. Publication date 1987 topics religion, godsdienst, religions, godsdienst, religion, religions. Pdf paul mendesflohr, modern jewish religious thought. The encyclopedia of religion editor in chief, mircea eliade. Mircea eliade once again universitatea din craiova. He was a leading interpreter of religious experience, who established paradigms in religious studies that persist to this day.
Mircea eliade 19071986 romanianborn historian of religion, fiction writer, and one of the preeminent interpreters of world religion in this century. Eliade was an intensely prolific author of fiction and nonfiction alike, publishing over 1,300 pieces over 60 years. The question of the human body eliade, mircea, encyclopedia of religion, vol. The harper collins concise guide to world religions. The binding is starting to come loose on volume 15. A comprehensive guide to the history, beliefs, concepts, practices, and major figures of religions past and present. Born in bucharest, rumania, mircea eliade studied at the university of bucharest and, from 1928 to 1932, at the university of calcutta with surendranath dasgupta.
Adapted from mircea eliade by bryan rennie in the 1998 routledge encyclopedia of philosophy. Although romanian records give his date of birth as 28 february, this is according to the julian calendar, since the gregorian calendar was not adopted in romania until 1924. Mircea eliade download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Mircea eliade, essential sacred writings from around the world. Religion, the material world, and the world of art and knowledge. February 24 1907 april 22, 1986 was a romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the university of chicago 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. Mircea eliade was a romanian philosopher, historian, and fiction writer. Mircea eliade books list of books by author mircea eliade. Lo sciamanismo e le tecniche dellestasi mircea eliade.
Buy encyclopedia of religion 2nd revised edition by eliade, mircea isbn. Content pages of the encyclopedia of religion and social. Olson, the theology and philosophy of eliade new york. Returning to bucharest, he completed his phd thesis, which was subsequently. Mircea eliade has 289 books on goodreads with 159227 ratings. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Aesthetic attitudes and ideas in mircea eliades thought, journal of religion 57 1977, pp. Explore the factchecked online encyclopedia from encyclopaedia britannica with hundreds of thousands of objective articles, biographies, videos, and images from experts. Some scholars did excellent contributions, others are rather slapdash and the selection of article length and topics selected seem somewhat bewildering and idiosyncratic. The encyclopedia of religion, mircea eliade, trinity, vol 15, p5357 go to alphabetical index of deceptive quotes. This definitive volume presents an overview of all thirtythree of the worlds principal religions. The harpercollins concise guide to world religions, 2000 with ioan p. Mircea eliade and his critics, philadelphia, 1977, pp.
Pdf encyclopedia of religion and nature researchgate. In this paper i will attempt to explore if mircea eliades understanding of religion influenced the death of god theology of thomas j. Mircea eliade 1907 1986 our world is a universe within which the sacred has already manifested itself. An introduction to mircea eliade norse mythology for. Worship of nature 1926, mircea eliades patterns in. Mircea eliade 19071986 was one of the twentieth centurys most groundbreaking and influential historians of religion. February 24 1907 april 22, 1986 was a romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the university of chicago. For the second edition 2005, a team of international scholars completely revised and updated the first edition, while adding nearly 600 new articles. The other day i was looking at uvas podcast, now with several episodes give it a listen, and couldnt help but notice a nice example of a theoretical and methodological fracture point in the field, one which likely prompts people to pick a side when doing their work for although i agree that the sacred is the profane, bill arnal and i didnt quite have this sense of the phrase. Born in romania, he eventually became the chairman of the department of the history of religions at the university of chicago. The encyclopedia of religion by eliade, mircea, 19071986. Buy encyclopedia of religion by mircea eliade online at alibris. Known for his work on the history of religions, his paradigms in religious studies still hold significance in modern academia. His theory that hierophanies form the basis of religion.
E bersole professor of history and religious studies, and director, umkc center for religious studies, university of missourinkansas city. Encyclopedia of religion now available online regent. Mircea eliade 19071986 was one of the twentieth centurys foremost students of religion and cultural environments. Mircea eliade romanian religious historian and author. Contents introduction 8 chapter i sacred space and making the world sacred 20 chapter i1 sacred time and myths 68 chapter ill the sacredness of nature and cosmic religion. Mircea eliades understanding of religion and eastern christian thought article pdf available in russian history 402. The nature of religion by mircea eliade translated from the french by willard r. Renowned religion scholar mircea eliade based this compact volume on his three volume history of religious ideas and on the sixteen volume encyclopedia of religion, the ultimate reference in the field, which he edited.
Edited by noted scholar mircea eliade, the first edition of the encyclopedia of religion is largely considered the standard work in the field and was chosen as one. Encyclopedia of religion by mircea eliade author isbn. This book examines the emergence, function, and value of religion and myth in his work. Mircea eliade mircea eliade 19071986 was a rumanianborn historian of religions and a novelist whose works were known in translation the world over. The atoz encyclopedia of all the major religious traditions. Eliade was always kind enough to tolerate justified criticism. Eliade died soon after the work was in production and there was not as strong or even editorial control over the quality and depth of information presented. Mircea eliade biography facts, childhood, family life. Mircea eliade, preface to the encyclopedia of religion, 1 st ed. Mircea eliade distinguished service professor of the history of religions, university of chicago g ary l. Table of contents for encyclopedia of religion lindsay jones, editor in chief. He served as director of the history of religions department at the university of chicago for about three decades.
The harpercollins concise guide to world religion gives the key. Mircea eliade was considered one of the twentieth centurys most. Paul mendesflohr, modern jewish religious thought, in mircea eliade, ed. The first edition of the encyclopedia of religion 1987, edited by mircea eliade, was widely regarded as the standard reference work for the study of religion.
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