Foret interdite is a 1955 novel by the romanian writer mircea eliade. Oct 18, 2015 mircea eliade was a romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the university of chicago. None of its online, so ill include a few excerpts from the interview. Eliade claims that, whereas for nonreligious man the spatial aspect of the world is basically experienced as uniformly neutral, for religious man it was experienced as nonhomogeneous, partly sacred and partly not so. He lived in india from 19281932, after which he obtained a doctorate in philosophy with a thesis on yoga, and taught at the university of bucharest for seven years. Mircea eliade, maitreyi 1991 addeddate 20141031 12. Mircea eliade le chamanisme et les techniques archaiques. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Mircea eliade was born in 1907 in bucharest, the son of an army officer. The sacred and the profane the nature of religion by mircea eliade translated from the french by willard r.
Eliade to be a historian of religions, and, more specifically, a phenomenologist of religion. Writing as the founder of the modern study of the history of religion, romanian emigrescholar mircea eliade 19071986 surveys the practice of shamanism over two and a half millennia of human history, moving from the shamanic traditions of siberia and central asia. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Themanuscript thatibegan inmay,1945, washeaded cosmos andhistory. Itwasonlylater that ichanged itstitle toarchetypes andrepetition. He was a leading interpreter of religious experience, who established paradigms in religious studies that persist to this day. Constantin isac the romanian academy clujnapoca, george bari. For otto had read luther and had understood what the living god meant to a believer. To purchase this ebook for personal use, or in paperback or hardback format, please visit routledge ebooks are. Mircea eliade ayleeahd achieved worldwide recognition for his pioneering studies in comparative religion and the history of religion. Hardcover published in 2010, paperback published in 2004, 9789736755 hardcover published in 2010, 09424087 pap.
He studied indian philosophy and sanskrit at the univ. Born in bucharest in 1907, mircea eliade was for many years sewell l. March 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. He is author of, among other books, images and symbols. He was a precocious child and published works for the first time at the age of. In this book eliade claimed sexual affair between them. Photo from mircea eliade papers, spe cial collections research center, university of chicago library courtesy liviu borda. Passing over the rational and speculative side of religion, he concentrated chiefly on its irrational aspect.
Maitreyi romanian paperback january 1, 2008 by mircea eliade author. Mircea eliades phenomenological analysis of religious. Preface tothe torchbook edition iamdelighted thatthis little bookistoberepublished intheharper torchbook series, especially because ithas given metheopportunity torestore theoriginal title. A highly original and scholarly work on spirituality by noted historian mircea eliade in the sacred and the profane, mircea eliade observes that while contemporary people believe their world is entirely profane, or secular, they still at times find themselves connected unconsciously to the memory of something sacred.
Romanian philosopher mircea eliade was born in 1907 in bucharest. List of books and articles about mircea eliade online. He was a leading interpreter of religious experience, who established. Drawing on years of study and experience in india, eliade provides a comprehensive. Mircea eliade project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. He agrees with the author that reading can become a ritual, perhaps more powerful than performance. Avery distinguished service professor of the history of religions at the university of chicago. Mircea eliade teve decisiva influencia em muitos eruditos. Its this premise that both drives eliades exhaustive exploration. Mircea eliades phenomenological analysis of religious experience. Through reading certain texts, man can discover the sacred and can return to a. Mircea eliade author visit amazons mircea eliade page. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Eliade was an intensely prolific author of fiction and nonfiction alike, publishing over 1,300 pieces over 60 years.
Studies in religious symbolism, myth of the eternal return, and yoga. February 24 1907 april 22, 1986 was a romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the university of chicago. Despite a childhood interest in entomology and botany which doubtless first attracted his attention to goethe, a lifelong role model and inspiration, he developed an interest in world literature and was led from there to philology, philosophy, and comparative religion. Povestea are loc in perioada 1936 1948 in mai multe ora. Acest roman constituie poate proiectul cel mai ambitios al lui. The present volume comes out as a result of an international seminar mircea eliade between the history of religions and the fall into history held on april 2, 2012, in clujnapoca. First published in 1951, shamanism soon became the standard work in the study of this mysterious and fascinating phenomenon. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. His theory that hierophanies form the basis of religion. Mircea eliade was a romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the university of chicago.
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