Mircéa eliade

1954 · 911Y59 — New York: Pantheon Books 1954. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 9.5" by 6". None . The scarce first English translated edition of Mircea Eliade's theories of mankind's relationship with history over time with the original dust wrapper. The first English translated edition of this work and Mircea Eliade's first publication in America.In the very scarce original dust wrapper price-clipped. An excellent copy of this essay on mankind's experience of history and its interpretation. The author explores differences between traditional and mythological views. Mircea Eliade was a Romanian historian of religion fiction writer philosopher and professor at the University of Chicago. As one of the most influential scholars of religion of the 20th century he established paradigms in religious studies that persist to this day.His theory of "eternal return" is one of his most instrumental contributions to the study. In the original cloth binding. In the original clipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with shelf wear. Dust wrapper is slightly sunned to the spine and edge worn. With slight chipping to the spine head and tail. A few marks to the wrap. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine Pantheon Books hardcover