click to view more

A History of Religious Ideas Vol 3 From Muhammad to the Age of Reforms

by [Eliade, Mircea]

$26.88

List Price: $30.00
Save: $3.12 (10%)
add to favourite
  • In Stock - Guaranteed to ship in 24 hours with Free Online tracking.
  • FREE DELIVERY by Monday, April 21, 2025 8:02:57 PM UTC
  • 24/24 Online
  • Yes High Speed
  • Yes Protection
Last update:

Description

This volume completes the immensely learned three-volume A History of Religious Ideas. Eliade examines the movement of Jewish thought out of ancient Eurasia, the Christian transformation of the Mediterranean area and Europe, and the rise and diffusion of Islam from approximately the sixth through the seventeenth centuries. Eliade's vast knowledge of past and present scholarship provides a synthesis that is unparalleled. In addition to reviewing recent interpretations of the individual traditions, he explores the interactions of the three religions and shows their continuing mutual influence to be subtle but unmistakable.

As in his previous work, Eliade pays particular attention to heresies, folk beliefs, and cults of secret wisdom, such as alchemy and sorcery, and continues the discussion, begun in earlier volumes, of pre-Christian shamanistic practices in northern Europe and the syncretistic tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. These subcultures, he maintains, are as important as the better-known orthodoxies to a full understanding of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Last updated on

Product Details

  • University of Chicago Pre Brand
  • Mar 15, 1988 Pub Date:
  • 9780226204055 ISBN-13:
  • 0226204057 ISBN-10:
  • 367.0 pages Paperback
  • English Language
  • 1 in * 6.02 in * 9.11 in Dimensions:
  • 1 lb Weight: