Occultism, Witchcraft, and Cultural Fashions
Essays in Comparative Religion
In the period domoninated by the triumphs of scientific rationalism, how do we account for the extraordinary success of such occult movements as astrology or the revival of witchcraft? From his perspective as a historian of religions, the eminent scholar Mircea Eliade shows that such popular trends develop from archaic roots and periodically resurface in certain myths, symbols, and rituals. In six lucid essays collected for this volume, Eliade reveals the profound religious significance that lies at the heart of many contemporary cultural vogues. Since all of the essays except the last were originally delivered as lectures, their introductory…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-226-20392-8
- EAN: 9780226203928
- Produktnummer: 1333994
- Verlag: The University of Chicago Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1978
- Seitenangabe: 158 S.
- Masse: H20.6 cm x B13.6 cm x D1.0 cm 208 g
- Auflage: New ed
- Gewicht: 208
- Sonstiges: Undergraduate
Über den Autor
Mircea Eliade (1907-1986) was the Sewell L. Avery Distinguished Service Professor in the Divinity School and professor in the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. His books published by the University of Chicago Press include Autobiography, Volume II; the novel The Old Man and the Bureaucrats; the three-volume History of Religious Ideas; Ordeal by Labyrinth; and several other works on the history of religions.
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