ABSTRACT
Central to Eliade's interpretation of myth is his interpretation of history. Mythic history is sacred history and is distinguished from profane, temporal, irreversible history. Chapters 8 and 9 on "myth and history" could just as easily be entitled "myth, time, and history." Eliade often uses "history," "time," "historicity," and "temporality," interchangeably. His interpretation of the sacred mythic view of profane history emphasizes its reaction to the view of humans as limited, conditioned, temporal beings.'
