Occultism, Witchcraft and Cultural Fashions: Essays in Comparative Religions by Mircea Eliade (PDF)

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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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Editorial Reviews: About the Author 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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⭐Excited to finish this book

⭐Facinating.

⭐I am writing on a paper on satanism in Norway(therefore badly written english). This essyes from good old Mirca, is a good phenomenological point of wiew. I think he sets things into context, but for my case it is a bit old. If you want a general introduction from the phenomenlogical school in the occult tradiction you migth as well staert with this book.

⭐Mircea Eliade makes the claim that a historian of religion, such as himself, has a lot to offer to the understanding (or current lack there of) of the various spiritual trends that were already present during his time, half a century ago. From Indian gurus to Star signs, the rise in such phenomena might betray more than just ignorance, it might betray the inner state of mind that modern man has found himself in, and is perhaps trying to get out from.

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