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The Myth of the Eternal Return : Cosmos and History / Mircea Eliade, Willard R. Trask, and Jonathan Z. Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Eliade, Mircea, 1907-1986, author.
- Trask, Willard R., author.
- Smith, Jonathan Z., author.
- Series:
- Bollingen series.
- Bollingen Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion and science--Early works to 1800.
- Religion and science.
- Cosmology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (234 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2005]
- Summary:
- First published in English in 1954, this founding work of the history of religions secured the North American reputation of the Romanian émigré-scholar Mircea Eliade. Making reference to an astonishing number of cultures and drawing on scholarship published in no fewer than half a dozen European languages, The Myth of the Eternal Return illuminates the religious beliefs and rituals of a wide variety of archaic religious cultures. While acknowledging that a return to their practices is impossible, Eliade passionately insists on the value of understanding their views to enrich the contemporary imagination of what it is to be human. This book includes an introduction from Jonathan Z. Smith that provides essential context and encourages readers to engage in an informed way with this classic text.
- Contents:
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- Introduction to the 2005 Edition
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter One: Archetypes and Repetition
- The Problem
- Celestial Archetypes of Territories, Temples, and Cities
- The Symbolism of the Center
- Repetition of the Cosmogony
- Divine Models of Rituals
- Archetypes of Profane Activities
- Myths and History
- Chapter Two: The Regeneration of Time
- Year, JSTew Tear, Cosmogony
- Periodicity of the Creation
- Continuous Regeneration of Time
- Chapter Three: Misfortune and History
- Normality of Suffering
- History Regarded as Theophany
- Cosmic Cycles and History
- Destiny and History
- Chapter Four: The Terror of History
- Survival of the Myth of Eternal Return
- The Difficulties of Historicism
- Freedom and History
- Despair or Faith
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- OCLC:
- 1463579220
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