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What did Mircea Eliade say about religion?
In his work on the history of religion, Eliade is most highly regarded for his writings on Alchemy, Shamanism, Yoga and what he called the eternal return.
What is Mircea Eliade's eternal return?
The implicit belief that religious behavior is not only an imitation of, but also a participation in, sacred events, and thus restores the mythical time of origins.
How would homo religiosus view the world according to Mircea Eliade?

Question: What is homo religiosus?
Self-contained rewrite: What Mircea Eliade's definition of a homo religiosus?