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A History of Religious Ideas: Volume 3

From Muhammad to the Age of Reforms

by Mircea Eliade ...

Translated by Alf Hiltebeitel, Diane Apostolos-Cappadona ...

Series Book 3 - A History of Religious Ideas
The conclusion of the three-volume history "rendered with the talent of one who is not only an academic writer but a novelist of considerable distinction" (David J. Levy, Times Higher Education Supplement).In A History of Religious Ideas. Mircea Eliade examines the movement of Jewish thought out of ancient Eurasia, the Christian transformation of the Mediterranean area and Europe, and the rise and ... Read more

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The conclusion of the three-volume history "rendered with the talent of one who is not only an academic writer but a novelist of considerable distinction" (David J. Levy, Times Higher Education Supplement).In A History of Religious Ideas. Mircea Eliade examines the movement of Jewish thought out of ancient Eurasia, the Christian transformation of the Mediterranean area and Europe, and the rise and
... Read more
Shamanism

Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy

by Mircea Eliade, Wendy Doniger ...

Series series
The foundational work on shamanism now available as a Princeton Classics paperbackShamanism is an essential work on the study of this mysterious and fascinating phenomenon. The founder of the modern study of the history of religion, Mircea Eliade surveys the tradition through two and a half millennia of human history, moving from the shamanic traditions of Siberia and Central Asia—where shamanism ... Read more

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The foundational work on shamanism now available as a Princeton Classics paperbackShamanism is an essential work on the study of this mysterious and fascinating phenomenon. The founder of the modern study of the history of religion, Mircea Eliade surveys the tradition through two and a half millennia of human history, moving from the shamanic traditions of Siberia and Central Asia—where shamanism
... Read more
A History of Religious Ideas Volume 1

From the Stone Age to the Eleusinian Mysteries

by Mircea Eliade ...

Translated by Willard R. Trask ...

Series Book 1 - A History of Religious Ideas
"Everyone who cares about the human adventure will find new information and new angles of vision."—Martin E. Marty, The New York Times Book ReviewThis extraordinary work delves into the subject of religion in the prehistoric and ancient worlds—humankind's earliest quests for meaning. From Neanderthal burials to the mythology of the Iron Age, to the religions of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Israel, ... Read more

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"Everyone who cares about the human adventure will find new information and new angles of vision."—Martin E. Marty, The New York Times Book ReviewThis extraordinary work delves into the subject of religion in the prehistoric and ancient worlds—humankind's earliest quests for meaning. From Neanderthal burials to the mythology of the Iron Age, to the religions of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Israel,
... Read more

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A History of Religious Ideas, Volume 2

From Gautama Buddha to the Triumph of Christianity

by Mircea Eliade ...

Translated by Willard R. Trask ...

The second volume of the extraordinary history that "should be an essential resource for generations to come" ( Parabola).In volume two of this monumental work, Mircea Eliade continues his magisterial progress through the history of religious ideas. The religions of ancient China, Brahmanism and Hinduism, Buddha and his contemporaries, Roman religion, Celtic and German religions, Judaism, the ... Read more

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The second volume of the extraordinary history that "should be an essential resource for generations to come" ( Parabola).In volume two of this monumental work, Mircea Eliade continues his magisterial progress through the history of religious ideas. The religions of ancient China, Brahmanism and Hinduism, Buddha and his contemporaries, Roman religion, Celtic and German religions, Judaism, the
... Read more
Yoga

Immortality and Freedom

by Mircea Eliade ...

Translated by Willard R. Trask ...

Series series Bollingen Recollections
A groundbreaking account of the theory and practice of yoga, from the Vedas to the twentieth centuryIn this landmark book, renowned scholar of religion Mircea Eliade lays the groundwork for a Western understanding of yoga. Drawing on years of study and experience in India, Eliade provides a comprehensive survey of yoga in theory and practice from its earliest antecedents in the Vedas through the ... Read more

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A groundbreaking account of the theory and practice of yoga, from the Vedas to the twentieth centuryIn this landmark book, renowned scholar of religion Mircea Eliade lays the groundwork for a Western understanding of yoga. Drawing on years of study and experience in India, Eliade provides a comprehensive survey of yoga in theory and practice from its earliest antecedents in the Vedas through the
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Images and Symbols

Studies in Religious Symbolism

by Mircea Eliade ...

Translated by Philip Mairet ...

Series series Mythos: The Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology
Mircea Eliade--one of the most renowned expositors of the psychology of religion, mythology, and magic--shows that myth and symbol constitute a mode of thought that not only came before that of discursive and logical reasoning, but is still an essential function of human consciousness. He describes and analyzes some of the most powerful and ubiquitous symbols that have ruled the mythological ... Read more

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Mircea Eliade--one of the most renowned expositors of the psychology of religion, mythology, and magic--shows that myth and symbol constitute a mode of thought that not only came before that of discursive and logical reasoning, but is still an essential function of human consciousness. He describes and analyzes some of the most powerful and ubiquitous symbols that have ruled the mythological
... Read more
Shamanism

Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy

by Mircea Eliade ...

Translated by Willard R. Trask ...

Series series Bollingen Recollections
The foundational work on shamanism from an influential historian of religionShamanism is an essential account of this mysterious and fascinating phenomenon. The founder of the modern study of the history of religion, Mircea Eliade surveys the shamanic tradition through two and a half millennia of human history, moving from Siberia and Central Asia—where shamanism was first observed—to North and ... Read more

$27.39 USD

The foundational work on shamanism from an influential historian of religionShamanism is an essential account of this mysterious and fascinating phenomenon. The founder of the modern study of the history of religion, Mircea Eliade surveys the shamanic tradition through two and a half millennia of human history, moving from Siberia and Central Asia—where shamanism was first observed—to North and
... Read more
The Forge and the Crucible

The Origins and Structure of Alchemy

by Mircea Eliade ...

Primitive man's discovery of the ability to change matter from one state to another brought about a profound change in spiritual behavior. In The Forge and the Crucible, Mircea Eliade follows the ritualistic adventures of these ancient societies, adventures rooted in the people's awareness of an awesome new power.The new edition of The Forge and the Crucible contains an updated appendix, in which ... Read more

$30.29 USD

Primitive man's discovery of the ability to change matter from one state to another brought about a profound change in spiritual behavior. In The Forge and the Crucible, Mircea Eliade follows the ritualistic adventures of these ancient societies, adventures rooted in the people's awareness of an awesome new power.The new edition of The Forge and the Crucible contains an updated appendix, in which
... Read more
Patterns in Comparative Religion

by Mircea Eliade ...

Translated by Rosemary Sheed ...

In this era of increased knowledge the essence of religious phenomena eludes the psychologists, sociologists, linguists, and other specialists because they do not study it as religious. According to Mircea Eliade, they miss the one irreducible element in religious phenomena—the element of the sacred. Eliade abundantly demonstrates universal religious experience and shows how humanity’s effort to ... Read more

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In this era of increased knowledge the essence of religious phenomena eludes the psychologists, sociologists, linguists, and other specialists because they do not study it as religious. According to Mircea Eliade, they miss the one irreducible element in religious phenomena—the element of the sacred. Eliade abundantly demonstrates universal religious experience and shows how humanity’s effort to
... Read more
The Portugal Journal

by Mircea Eliade, Mac Linscott Ricketts, Mac Linscott Ricketts ...

Translated by Mac Linscott Ricketts ...

Series series SUNY series, Issues in the Study of Religion
The diary of Mircea Eliade, the seminal thinker on religion, during the period he served as a diplomat in Portugal.Detailing a fascinating, hitherto unknown period in the life of one of the twentieth century's preeminent intellectuals, The Portugal Journal was written by Mircea Eliade from 1941–1945, when he served as a diplomat in Lisbon. Eliade's work as a theorist of religion has been the chief ... Read more

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The diary of Mircea Eliade, the seminal thinker on religion, during the period he served as a diplomat in Portugal.Detailing a fascinating, hitherto unknown period in the life of one of the twentieth century's preeminent intellectuals, The Portugal Journal was written by Mircea Eliade from 1941–1945, when he served as a diplomat in Lisbon. Eliade's work as a theorist of religion has been the chief
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Mircea Eliade: Autobiography

Exile's Odyssey, 1937–1960

by Mircea Eliade ...

"Here finally are Eliade's memoirs of the first thirty years of his life in Mac Linscott Rickett's crisp and lucid English translation. They present a fascinating account of the early development of a Renaissance talent, expressed in everything from daily and periodical journalism, realistic and fantastic fiction, and general nonfiction works to distinguished contributions to the history of ... Read more

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"Here finally are Eliade's memoirs of the first thirty years of his life in Mac Linscott Rickett's crisp and lucid English translation. They present a fascinating account of the early development of a Renaissance talent, expressed in everything from daily and periodical journalism, realistic and fantastic fiction, and general nonfiction works to distinguished contributions to the history of
... Read more
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A History of Religious Ideas, Vol. 3

From Muhammad to the Age of Reforms

by Mircea Eliade ...

Narrated by Peter Noble ...

Series series History of Religious Ideas
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The conclusion of the three-volume history “rendered with the talent of one who is not only an academic writer but a novelist of considerable distinction” (David J. Levy, Times Higher Education Supplement**).**In A History of Religious Ideas, Mircea Eliade examines the movement of Jewish thought out of ancient Eurasia, the Christian transformation of the Mediterranean area and Europe, and the rise ... Read more

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The conclusion of the three-volume history “rendered with the talent of one who is not only an academic writer but a novelist of considerable distinction” (David J. Levy, Times Higher Education Supplement**).**In A History of Religious Ideas, Mircea Eliade examines the movement of Jewish thought out of ancient Eurasia, the Christian transformation of the Mediterranean area and Europe, and the rise
... Read more

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