This essay on humanity's experience of history and its interpretation begins with a study of the traditional or mythological view and concludes with a comparati

This founding work of the history of religions, first published in English in 1954, secured the North American reputation of the Romanian émigré-scholar Mirce

First published in English in 1954, this founding work of the history of religions secured the North American reputation of the Romanian émigré-scholar Mircea

Famed historian of religion Mircea Eliade observes that even moderns who proclaim themselves residents of a completely profane world are still unconsciously nou

"A Princeton classic edition"--P. 4 of cover.