Myths, dreams, and mysteries

Title Myths, dreams, and mysteries
the encounter between contemporary faiths and archaic realities
Original title Mythes, rêves et mystères
Author Mircea Eliade; transl. by Philip Mairet
Publication Collins
Size 256p
Language ENG ENG
ISBN
Topics Civilization and primitive cultures
Myth--Psychological aspects
Mythology and Religion
Dreams--Spiritual aspects
Comparative religion--Religious experience
Religion and anthropology
Religion--Role of religions in society
Notes Eliade argues at length that the rejection of religious thought is a primary cause of modern man's anxieties. He claims that a "genuine encounter" between cultures "might well constitute the point of departure for a new humanism, upon a world scale"
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