Images and Symbols by Mircea Eliade

Images and Symbols by Mircea Eliade

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Shows that myth and symbol constitute a mode of thought that not only came before that of discursive and logical reasoning, but is an essential function of human consciousness. The author analyzes powerful and ubiquitous symbols that have ruled the mythological thinking of East and West in many times and at many levels of cultural development.

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Images and Symbols by Mircea Eliade

Mircea Eliade--one of the most renowned expositors of the psychology of religion, mythology, and magic--shows that myth and symbol constitute a mode of thought that not only came before that of discursive and logical reasoning, but is still an essential function of human consciousness. He describes and analyzes some of the most powerful and ubiquitous symbols that have ruled the mythological thinking of East and West in many times and at many levels of cultural development.
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ISBN 13 9780691020686
ISBN 10 069102068X
Title Images and Symbols
Author Mircea Eliade
Series Bollingen Series
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Princeton University Press
Year published 1991-06-25
Number of pages 192
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.