Patterns in Comparative Religion

Mircea Eliade

ISBN 10: 0529019159 / ISBN 13: 9780529019158

Published by World Publishing, New York, 1972

About this Item

The book is a trade paperback in good condition. The cover shows minor wear, typical of its age, but remains intact with no major tears. The pages are slightly yellowed, consistent with a book published in 1972, but are free from inscriptions or library markings. The spine is solid, indicating it has been well-cared-for over the years. unknown (no dust jacket visible).

Seller Inventory # A24-B8-CIZ-0620

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Patterns in Comparative Religion
• Publisher: World Publishing, New York
• Publication Date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0529019159
• ISBN 13: 9780529019158
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: Eighth printing, May 1972.
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

In this era of increased knowledge the essence of religious phenomena eludes the psychologists, sociologists, linguists, and other specialists because they do not study it as religious. According to Mircea Eliade, they miss the one irreducible element in religious phenomena—the element of the sacred. Eliade abundantly demonstrates universal religious experience and shows how humanity’s effort to live within a sacred sphere has manifested itself in myriad cultures from ancient to modern times; how certain beliefs, rituals, symbols, and myths have, with interesting variations, persisted.

About the Author

Mircea Eliade’s works include the multivolume History of Religious Ideas.

John C. Holt is a professor of religion at Bowdoin College and the author of The Religious World of Kirti Sri: Buddhism, Art, and Politics of Late Medieval Sri Lanka.