The Trojan horse ofphilosophia perennis

Mircea Eliade's quest of spiritual transformation

Bibliographic Data

ID4372012
AuthorsMichel Gardaz (University of Ottawa, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume38
Issue4
Pages338-345
Publication date2008-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligion (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0048-721X • E-ISSN: 1096-1151
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1016/j.religion.2008.06.002
OpenAlexW2052898546
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited34

This essay highlights one of Mircea Eliade's most important legacies to Religious Studies. The Romanian scholar never reduced the spiritual history of humankind to a mere socio-cultural construction. He defended his stance against the naturalist scholars and resisted the stream of ‘scientific atheism’ that is now towering above Religious Studies departments. The article also underlines Eliade's early intellectual influences and his idea of ‘creative hermeneutics’. I hope that this essay will contribute to a better understanding of Eliade's philosophical presuppositions

Aesthetics · Atheism · Epistemology · Hermeneutics · History of religions · Naturalism · Presupposition · Romanian · Spirituality · Trojan horse · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Study and Philosophy of Religion