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By: Mircea Eliade

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Mircea Eliade-one of the most renowned expositors of the psychology of religion, mythology, and magic-shows that myth and symbol constitute a mode of thought that not only came before that of discursive and logical reasoning, but is still an essential function of human consciousness. He describes and analyzes some of the most powerful and ubiquitous symbols that have ruled the mythological thinking of East and West in many times and at many levels of cultural development.

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Mircea Eliade-one of the most renowned expositors of the psychology of religion, mythology, and magic-shows that myth and symbol constitute a mode of thought that not only came before that of discursive and logical reasoning, but is still an essential function of human consciousness.

He describes and analyzes some of the most powerful and ubiquitous symbols that have ruled the mythological thinking of East and West in many times and at many levels of cultural development.

Publisher:Princeton University Press
Edition:Reprint Edition
Binding:Paperback
Volume(s):1
About the Author:Mircea Eliade (1907-1986), a native of Romania, was for many years the Sewell L. Avery Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religion at the University of Chicago. His many books include The Myth of the Eternal Return, The Sacred and the Profane, and Shamanism (all Princeton).
Product Dimensions:5.5 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches
Translator:Philip Mairet
Pages:192
Publication Date:June 5, 1991