Mircea Eliade

Mircea Eliade (1907-1986), a native of Rumania, was a leading scholar of religion, widely known for his writings on the history of religion, the structure of myth, and spiritual symbolism, including Shamanism, Yoga: Immortality and Freedom, and A History of Religious Ideas. He also wrote autobiographical works as well as numerous stories, novels, and plays. Fiction offered him a unique complementary way to explore some of the themes of his scholarly work, such as sacred time and space.

Author Contributions

The Universal Myths

The Universal Myths

Alexander Eliot

Books by Mircea Eliade from Shambhala

Two Strange Tales

Two Strange Tales

Mircea Eliade