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Reconstructing Eliade

Making Sense of Religion

  • Paperback
  • 293 pages
  • Publisher: State University of New York Press
  • 15.5 x 23.3 x 1.9 cm

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Provides a coherent and defensible interpretation of Eliade's thought which allows less familiar readers to approach Eliade with a greater clarity and precision. Foreword by Mac Linscott Ricketts, a leading translator of Eliade's writings.

Reconstructing Eliade is a concept-by-concept analysis of the thought of Mircea Eliade and a re-evaluation of his analysis of religion. It illustrates how a thorough familiarity with Eliade's work can produce an interpretation of his thought as systematic, coherent, and fully rational. Part One provides an analysis of the terms of Eliade's understanding of religion-hierophany, the sacred and the dialectic of the sacred and profane, homo religiosus, myths and symbols-and thus of the meaning of religion implied throughout his work. Part Two inspects various problems which arise in light of this analysis, particularly relativism and the role of commitment. Part Three applies this analysis to certain problems-religion in the modern world and Eliade's unfinished analysis of the modern, the postmodern phenomenon, implicit religion, and various related problems in the study of religion. Far from being outmoded and inadequate, Eliade's thought is suggested to be fertile ground for the reconception of religious realities in the contemporary world.

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  • Title

    Reconstructing Eliade

  • Author

    Bryan Rennie

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    State University of New York Press

  • Published

    January 1996

  • Weight

    450g

  • Page Count

    293

  • Dimensions

    15.5 x 23.3 x 1.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9780791427644

  • ISBN-10

    0791427641

  • Eden Code

    1226860

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