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A landmark work in the history of religions from a pioneer in the field
First published in English in 1954, this founding work in the historical study of religions secured the North American reputation of the Romanian émigré-scholar Mircea Eliade. Referring to an astonishing number of cultures and drawing on scholarship in no fewer than half a dozen European languages, The Myth of the Eternal Return illuminates the religious beliefs and rituals of a wide variety of ancient cultures and argues that understanding them still has the power to enrich our conception of what it means to be human.
Price: $24.95
Pages: 232
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Series: Bollingen Recollections
Publication Date:
10 March 2026
ISBN: 9780691279312
Format: Paperback
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Mircea Eliade (1907–1986) was the Sewell L. Avery Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago. His books include Images and Symbols, Shamanism, and Yoga (all Princeton). Jonathan Z. Smith (1938–2017) was the Robert O. Anderson Distinguished Service Professor of the Humanities at the University of Chicago.