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020			_a9780691182971 (pbk.)
082			_a201.3 _bELI
100			_aEliade, Mircea. _91650
245			_aThe myth of the eternal return
260			_aNew Jersey _bPrinceton University Press _c2005
300			_axxix, 195p.,
500			_ahttps://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691182971/the-myth-of-the-eternal-return
520			_aFirst 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.
650			_aMyth _92263
650			_aReligion _91011
650			_aCosmology _91608
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