name: Mircea Eliade
birth_date: 1907-03-13 00:00:00
death_date: 1986-04-22 00:00:00
genres: Religion, Fiction, Philosophy
influences: Nae Ionescu, Julius Evola, Aldous Huxley, René Guénon, Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, James Frazer, Carl G. Jung, André Gide, Rudolf Otto, Honoré de Balzac, Ju, Miguel de Unamuno, Surendranath Dasgupta
avg_rating: 4.02
ratings_count: 108521
about: Romanian-born historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, professor at the University of Chicago, and one of the pre-eminent interpreters of world religion in the last century. Eliade was an intensely prolific author of fiction and non-fiction alike, publishing over 1,300 pieces over 60 years. He earned international fame with LE MYTHE DE L'ÉTERNAL RETOUR (1949, The Myth of the Eternal Return), an interpretation of religious symbols and imagery. Eliade was much interested in the world of the unconscious. The central theme in his novels was erotic love. Romanian-born historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, professor at the University of Chicago, and one of the pre-eminent interpreters of world religion in the last century. Eliade was an intensely prolific author of fiction and non-fiction alike, publishing over 1,300 pieces over 60 years. He earned international fame with LE MYTHE DE L'ÉTERNAL RETOUR (1949, The Myth of the Eternal Return), an interpretation of religious symbols and imagery. Eliade was much interested in the world of the unconscious. The central theme in his novels was erotic love. ...more