Supporting curricula in history, gender studies, arts, anthropology and other disciplines, the encyclopedia of religion. The crowning achievement of eliades scholarly work appeared posthumously. As a scholar, he ranges widely throughout the field of the history of religions religionswissenschaft. For otto had read luther and had understood what the living god meant to a believer. Unfortunately, his literary works, written in romanian, equally masterful but less frequently translated, are less known. In all areas of religious studies in the historical religious traditions as well as in nonliterate primi tive. How, then, is religion to be con ceptually handled for the purposes of thought and dis cussion, since the very term itself is so deeply ingrained.
Mircea eliade, patterns in comparative religion, new york, sheed ward, 1958, pp. The atoz encyclopedia of all the major religious traditions. Encyclopedia of religion and nature oxford reference. Eliade also founded and coedited the journal history of religions 1961 and served as editor in chief of the 16volume the encyclopedia of religion 1987. It was not the god of the philosophers of erasmus, 8 for example. Pdf encyclopedia of religion and nature researchgate. Content pages of the encyclopedia of religion and social science. Originally projected as a complete history of religion in one volume. The harpercollins concise guide to world religions, 2000 with ioan p. Apr 18, 2020 eliade also founded and coedited the journal history of religions 1961 and served as editor in chief of the 16volume the encyclopedia of religion 1987. Dec 17, 2004 buy encyclopedia of religion 2nd revised edition by eliade, mircea isbn. Table of contents for encyclopedia of religion lindsay jones, editor in chief. Encyclopedia of religion by mircea eliade author isbn.
Buy encyclopedia of religion by mircea eliade online at alibris. Mircea eliade on religion several people find mircea eliades view on religion similar to emile durkheims, but in truth, it is similar to tylor and frazers. His work in the systematic study of religions was pioneering. There are very few subjects that cannot be researched, from moon worship to major current religions and their historical precedents. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Buy encyclopedia of religion 2nd revised edition by eliade, mircea isbn. The encyclopedia of religion, mircea eliade, vol 15, trinity, p5357, as quoted in, should you believe the trinity. Encyclopedia of religion now available online regent. Mircea eliade drew on much of this earlier scholarship. Eliade, phenomenology, and the sacred randall studstill graduate theological union, berkeley, ca 94709 abstract. Edited by noted scholar mircea eliade, the first edition of the encyclopedia of religion is largely considered the standard work in the field.
The encyclopedia of religion by eliade, mircea, 19071986. Some scholars did excellent contributions, others are rather slapdash and the selection of article length and topics. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. From 1957, eliade was a professor of the history of religions 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. From 192831 he was a student of sanskrit and indian philosophy at the university of calcutta, following which he spent six months in an asram at rishikesh. 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. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.
The very term religion originally indicated a bond of scruple uniting those who shared it closely to each religion 283 other. The purpose of this article is to clarify some of the areas considered most problematic in mircea eliade s approach to religion. February 24 1907 april 22, 1986 was a romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the university of chicago. This set edited by eliade is the definative encyclopedia on religion.
Every aspect is covered from taoism to cannabalism. 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. 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. Mircea eliade and the history of religions sciencedirect. Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the library of congress catalog. This was an attempt to give eliades understanding of the entire history of religion from a unified perspective. Mircea eliade mircea eliade 19071986 was a rumanianborn historian of religions and a novelist whose works were known in translation the world over. Encyclopedia of religion and society hartford seminary. Mircea eliade download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. This thoroughgoing separation has been institu tionalized in a multitude of forms. The outside point of view means identifying some basic factsfor example, the history, teachings, practices, and organization of a religion. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Find encyclopedia of religion by eliade, mircea at biblio. Mircea eliade books list of books by author mircea eliade.
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. Paul mendesflohr, modern jewish religious thought, in mircea eliade, ed. Hence religion suggests both separation and a separative fellowship. One of its principal goals is to show that eliades method is primarily phenomenological rather than. Eliades monumental work instantly became the standard work in the field and was subsequently chosen as one of library journals most important reference works of the last millennium. By the time eliade recounted this memory in 1985, he reckoned that more than 2,000 booklength studies of shamanism had appeared in the intervening thirtyfour years as well as countless scholarly articles in many languagesmore than an individual can cover. Returning to bucharest, he completed his phd thesis, which was subsequently. Some, especially anthropologists, question eliade s data and methods and have come to the radical conclusion that eliade s homo religiosus is never encountered in the field see saliba, 1976. One of eliades major works was the sacred and the profane. His theory that hierophanies form the basis of religion.
Olson, the theology and philosophy of eliade new york. Eliade wrote many popular books, such as the sacred and the profane 1959, and published collections of articles, mostly on myth and symbolism, in books such as myth and reality 1963 and. 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. Mircea eliade, preface to the encyclopedia of religion, 1 st ed. He published extensively in the history of religions and acted as editorinchief of macmillans encyclopedia of religion. The influence of his thought, through these works and through thirty years as director of history of religions department at the university of chicago, is considerable. Young, editor of an anthology of sacred texts by and about women crossroad, 1993, has produced a monumental work containing more than 600 articles and more than 300 photographs with information.
A comprehensive guide to the history, beliefs, concepts, practices, and major figures of religions past and present. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. The purpose of this article is to clarify some of the areas considered most problematic in mircea eliades approach to religion. A noted historian of religion traces manifestations of the sacred from primitive to modern times, in terms of space, time, nature and the cosmos, and life. A useful reference work, potentially readable in its entirety. The influence of eliade s notion of homo religiosus can be gauged by the amount of discussion it has provoked among scholars. Mircea eliade distinguished service professor of the history of religions, university of chicago g ary l. To try to grasp the essence of such phenomenon by means of physiology, psychology, sociology, economics, linguistics, art or any other study is false. Entries cover major thinkers, religious traditions, and important events, with clarity. He was a leading interpreter of religious experience, who established paradigms in religious studies that persist to this day. Pdf paul mendesflohr, modern jewish religious thought. Simply calling to mind what the city or the house, nature.
Content pages of the encyclopedia of religion and social. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. 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. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Medalwinning encyclopedia of religion, published by macmillan reference usa, an imprint of gale, part of cengage learning, is the first major update since its original publication in 1988. Among library journals picks of the most important reference works of the millennium with the encyclopaedia judaica and the new catholic encyclopedia mircea eliade s encyclopedia of religion won the american library associations dartmouth medal in 1988 and is widely regarded as the standard reference work in the field. 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.
Among the myriad insights offered in the more than 150 scholarly books and novels eliade has written is a paradoxical intertwining. 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. One of its principal goals is to show that eliade s method is primarily phenomenological rather than. We need always to recognize that religion can be looked at in two ways, from outside and inside. But as we shall soon see, what is involved is not a veneration of the stone in itself, a cult of the tree in itself. In his writings he explains that his understanding of religion are two concepts. It covers a vast and interdisciplinary range of material, from ecology, theology, philosophy, and beyond. Publication date 1987 topics religion, godsdienst, religions, godsdienst, religion, religions. Contents data are machine generated based on prepublication provided by the publisher. A diplomat during world war ii, he taught at the sorbonne 194648 and the univ.
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