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by Mircea Eliade


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In the period domoninated by the triumphs of scientific rationalism, how do we account for the extraordinary success of such occult movements as astrology or the revival of witchcraft? From his perspective as a historian of religions, the eminent scholar Mircea Eliade shows that such popular trends develop from archaic roots and periodically resurface in certain myths, symbols, and rituals. In six lucid essays collected for this volume, Eliade reveals the profound religious significance that lies at the heart of many contemporary cultural vogues. Since all of the essays except the last were originally delivered as lectures, their introductory character and lively oral style make them particularly accessible to the intelligent nonspecialist. Rather than a popularization, Occultism, Witchcraft, and Cultural Fashions is the fulfillment of Eliade's conviction that the history of religions should be read by the widest possible audience.

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The question that I should like to discuss in this paper is the following: what does a historian of religions have to say about his contemporary milieu?

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  • Title Occultism, Witchcraft, and Cultural Fashions: Essays in Comparative Religion
  • Author Mircea Eliade
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Later prt.
  • Pages 158
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago & London
  • Date 1978-03-15
  • ISBN 9780226203928 / 0226203921
  • Weight 0.44 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.98 x 5.31 x 0.39 in (20.27 x 13.49 x 0.99 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: New Age
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 75012230
  • Dewey Decimal Code 291

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Mircea Eliade (1907-1986) was the Sewell L. Avery Distinguished Service Professor in the Divinity School and professor in the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. His books published by the University of Chicago Press include Autobiography, Volume II; the novel The Old Man and the Bureaucrats; the three-volume History of Religious Ideas; Ordeal by Labyrinth; and several other works on the history of religions.
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