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Mircea Eliade

Born

in Bucharest, Romania

March 13, 1907

Died

April 22, 1986

Genre

Religion, Fiction, Philosophy

Influences

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Romanian-born historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, professor at the University of Chicago, and one of the pre-eminent interpreters of world religion in the last century. Eliade was an intensely prolific author of fiction and non-fiction alike, publishing over 1,300 pieces over 60 years. He earned international fame with LE MYTHE DE L'ÉTERNAL RETOUR (1949, The Myth of the Eternal Return), an interpretation of religious symbols and imagery. Eliade was much interested in the world of the unconscious. The central theme in his novels was erotic love.
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Average rating: 4.00 · 117,111 ratings · 4,731 reviews · 576 distinct works • Similar authors

	Maitreyi 3.75 avg rating — 26,400 ratings — published 1933 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nuntă în cer 4.24 avg rating — 10,791 ratings — published 1938 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion 4.11 avg rating — 9,609 ratings — published 1957 — 114 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Roman de l'adolescent myope by Mircea Eliade, Irina Mavrodin (Translator) 3.72 avg rating — 10,209 ratings — published 1989 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La ţigănci 3.89 avg rating — 9,058 ratings — published 1957 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mademoiselle Christina 4.11 avg rating — 4,192 ratings — published 1936 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Myth of the Eternal Return or, Cosmos and History by Mircea Eliade, Willard R. Trask (Translator) 4.21 avg rating — 3,526 ratings — published 1949 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Domnișoara Christina (Proză fantastică, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 3,191 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Noaptea de Sânziene (Vol. 1+2) 4.41 avg rating — 2,757 ratings — published 1955 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy by Mircea Eliade, Willard R. Trask, Wendy Doniger (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 2,711 ratings — published 1951 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Histoire des croyances et des idées religieuses (4 books)
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4.43 avg rating — 4,274 ratings

Proza fantastica (5 books)
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3.99 avg rating — 4,573 ratings

Noaptea de Sânziene (2 books)
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4.41 avg rating — 3,875 ratings

Memorii (2 books)
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4.46 avg rating — 576 ratings

Profetism românesc (2 books)
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3.83 avg rating — 36 ratings

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“Toţi suntem trişti, spunea el. Nu se vede întotdeauna, dar toţi oamenii sunt trişti.”
― Mircea Eliade, Noaptea de Sânziene

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“Ar fi înspăimântător să crezi că din tot acest cosmos atât de armonios, desăvârşit şi egal cu sine, numai viaţa omului se petrece la întâmplare, numai destinul lui n-are nici un sens.”
― Mircea Eliade, Nuntă în cer

tags: eliade, nunta-in-cer

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“Ai fost un prost. Nu trebuia s-o visezi, trebuia s-o iubeşti.”
― Mircea Eliade, La ţigănci & Pe strada Mîntuleasa

tags: iubire, la-tiganci, mircea-eliade, nuvela

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Nuntă în cer de Mircea Eliade

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Adam și Eva de Liviu Rebreanu

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Ora 25 de Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu

19 votes, 14.7%

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