Myth and Religion in Mircea Eliade

By:

Douglas Allen

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Theorists of Myth

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This multidisciplinary study is the first book devoted entirely to the critical interpretation of the writings of Mircea Eliade on myth. One of the most popular and influential historians and theorists of myth, Eliade argued that all myth is religious. Douglas Allen critically interprets Eliade's theories of religion, myth, and symbolism and analyses many of the controversial issues in Eliade's treatment of myth including whether Eliade's approach deals adequately with the relationship between myth and history and how Eliade's anti-modern perspective makes sense of myth in modern culture. A valuable resource for scholars in religious studies, philosophy, anthropology, and history, this book enables readers not only to understand "archaic" and "traditional" religious phenomena, but also to make sense of repressed and sublimated myth dimensions in modern secular life.

Author Biography:

Douglas Allen is Professor and Chair of the Philosophy department at the University of Maine. He is the author of Structure and Creativity in Religion (1978) and Culture and Self: Philosophical and Religious Perspectives (1997).

Release date NZ

April 26th, 2002

Author

Douglas Allen

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

396

Series

Theorists of Myth

Dimensions

152x229x22

ISBN-13

9780415939393

Product ID

5788296

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