Ebook {Epub PDF} The Eliade Guide to World Religions by Mircea Eliade

Renowned religion scholar Mircea Eliade based this compact volume on his 3-volume History of Religious Ideas and on the volume Encyclopedia of Religion, the ultimate reference in the field, which he edited. The HarperCollins Concise Guide to World Religions gives key insights into the leading figures, the histories, sacred texts, and mythologies of the major religions around the world /5(9). The Eliade guide to world religions by Mircea Eliade. Publication date Topics Religions. Publisher HarperSanFrancisco Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; china Digitizing sponsor Internet Archive Contributor Internet Archive Language English. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate Boxid IAUser Interaction Count: In Stock. This definitive volume presents an overview of all thirty-three of the world's principal religions. 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. The HarperCollins Concise Guide to World Religion gives the key insights into the Brand: HarperOne.

From , Eliade was a professor of the history of religions at the University of Chicago. He was at the same time a writer of fiction, known and appreciated especially in Western Europe, where several of his novels and volumes of short stories appeared in French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese. Two Tales of the Occult "to relate some yogic. Religion is Sacred: Mircea Eliade 1. Religion is Sacred Mircea Eliade () 2. Mircea Eliade Romanian born University of Chicago Divinity School Established the "History of Religions" approach Major figure in establishment of Religious Studies as an academic discipline in the U.S. during the ss. Mircea Eliade was born in Bucharest, Romania. 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.

Renowned religion scholar Mircea Eliade based this compact volume on his 3-volume History of Religious Ideas and on the volume Encyclopedia of Religion, the ultimate reference in the field, which he edited. The HarperCollins Concise Guide to World Religions gives key insights into the leading figures, the histories, sacred texts, and mythologies of the major religions around the world and throughout time. INCLUDING: - AFRICAN RELIGIONS English. Previously published as The Eliade guide to world religions. Includes bibliographical references and annotated index. African religions -- Australian religions -- Buddhism -- Canaanite religion -- Celtic religion -- Central American religions -- Christian religion -- Confucianism -- Dualistic religions -- Egyptian religion -- Germanic religion -- Greek religion -- Hellenistic religions -- Hinduism -- Hittite religion -- Indo-European religion -- Islam -- Jainism -- Judaism In Stock. This definitive volume presents an overview of all thirty-three of the world's principal religions. 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. The HarperCollins Concise Guide to World Religion gives the key insights into the leading figures, essential teachings, histories, sacred texts, and mythologies of the.