| Myth and Religion in Mircea Eliade Contributor(s): Allen, Douglas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415939399 ISBN-13: 9780415939393 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2002 Annotation: This multidisciplinary study is the first book devoted entirely to the critical interpretation of the writings of Mircea Eliade on myth. One of the most popular and influential historians and theorists of myth, Eliade argued that all myth is religious. Douglas Allen critically interprets Eliade's theories of religion, myth, and symbolism and analyzes many of the controversial issues in Eliade's treatment of myth, including whether Eliade's approach deals adequately with the relationship between myth and history and how Eliade's anti-modern perspective makes sense of myth in modern culture. A valuable resource for scholars in religious studies, philosophy, anthropology, and history, this book enables readers not only to understand "archaic" and "traditional" religious phenomena, but also to make sense of repressed and sublimated myth dimensions in modern secular life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | History - History | Europe - Italy - Philosophy |
| Dewey: 200.92 |
| LCCN: 98030209 |
| Series: Theorists of Myth (Routledge) |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.08" W x 9.18" (1.22 lbs) 396 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Cultural Region - Italy |
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| Publisher Description: This multidisciplinary study is the first book devoted entirely to the critical interpretation of the writings of Mircea Eliade on myth. One of the most popular and influential historians and theorists of myth, Eliade argued that all myth is religious. Douglas Allen critically interprets Eliade's theories of religion, myth, and symbolism and analyses many of the controversial issues in Eliade's treatment of myth including whether Eliade's approach deals adequately with the relationship between myth and history and how Eliade's anti-modern perspective makes sense of myth in modern culture. A valuable resource for scholars in religious studies, philosophy, anthropology, and history, this book enables readers not only to understand "archaic" and "traditional" religious phenomena, but also to make sense of repressed and sublimated myth dimensions in modern secular life. |