ABSTRACT

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 analys

chapter 1|23 pages

Eliade's Antireductionism

chapter 2|37 pages

Reductionistic Critics and Eliade

chapter 3|35 pages

The Dialectic of the Sacred

chapter 4|27 pages

Nature, Cosmos, and Religious Bias

chapter 5|19 pages

Symbolic Language and Structure

chapter 6|29 pages

Characteristics and Functions of Symbolism

chapter 7|32 pages

The Structure of Myth

chapter 8|24 pages

Eliade's Antihistorical Attitudes

chapter 9|31 pages

The Primacy of Nonhistorical Structures

chapter 10|24 pages

Camouflage of Sacred in Modern Profane

chapter 11|41 pages

Cultural and Spiritual Renewal