The Trojan horse ofphilosophia perennis

Mircea Eliade's quest of spiritual transformation

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4372012
AutoresMichel Gardaz (University of Ottawa, autor correspondente)
Ano2008
Volume38
Fascículo4
Páginas338-345
Data de publicação2008-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoReligion (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0048-721X • E-ISSN: 1096-1151
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1016/j.religion.2008.06.002
OpenAlexW2052898546
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências 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