The Presence of the Fantastic in Mircea Eliade's Youth Writings. Cover Image

Despre prezența fantastică în scrierile de tinerețe ale lui mircea eliade.
The Presence of the Fantastic in Mircea Eliade's Youth Writings.

Author(s): Mihaela Gligor
Subject(s): Customs / Folklore, Studies of Literature, History of Religion
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: Mircea Eliade; Folklore; mysteries; history of science; religious history;

Summary/Abstract: Mircea Eliade discovered very early the importance of the traditional and folkloric discourse in explaining the rituals and beliefs of people. Thus, he started to pursue and study what he called "the presence of the fantastic", revealing the familiarity of the popular literature and the common ground for different religious traditions.

  • Issue Year: XV/2017
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 331-337
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Romanian