Mircea Eliade

Originally published as From Primitives to Zen, this comprehensive anthology contains writings vital to all the major non-Western religious traditions

Bucharest, 1938: while Hitler gains power in Germany, the Romanian police start arresting students they suspect of belonging to the Iron Guard. Meanwh

Shows that myth and symbol constitute a mode of thought that not only came before that of discursive and logical reasoning, but is an essential functi

So speaks a character in Two Strange Tales, a pair of novellas in which Westerners are caught up in the uncanny realm of Eastern religion and magic. I

This major work is distinguished by an intensity of inspiration and an overwhelming sense of personal vision. In his lifelong quest to understand the

Demonstrates universal religious experience and shows how humanity's effort to live within a sacred sphere has manifested itself in myriad cultures fr

First published in English in 1954, this founding work of the history of religions secured the North American reputation of the Romanian émigré-schola

Gaudeamus (Let us Rejoice) is the second autobiographical novel written by the author about his university years, and follows on from his Dairy of a S

The short-sighted adolescent is a passionate reader who takes various cultural figures as models, trying to emulate both their lives or their works. T

The foundational work on shamanism now available as a Princeton Classics paperbackShamanism is an essential work on the study of this mysterious and f

Lays the groundwork for a Western understanding of Yoga. Drawing on years of study and experience in India, this book provides a comprehensive survey

Mircea Eliade roept in dit inmiddels klassieke werk de antieke wereld op die nog geen scheiding kende tussen het heilige en het alledaagse.Het dagelij

Al jarenlang wordt de Roemeense auteur Mircea Cartarescu gezien als de grootste schrijver van Oost-Europa. Met Solenoïde heeft hij zijn magnum opus ge

Set in 1930s Calcutta, this semiautobiographical novel by the world-renowned scholar Mircea Eliade details the passionate love affair of Alain, a youn