The Trojan horse ofphilosophia perennis

Mircea Eliade's quest of spiritual transformation

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4372012
AutoresMichel Gardaz (University of Ottawa, autor de correspondencia)
Año2008
Volumen38
Número4
Páginas338-345
Fecha de publicación2008-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaReligion (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0048-721X • E-ISSN: 1096-1151
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1016/j.religion.2008.06.002
OpenAlexW2052898546
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas34

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