The Quest: History and Meaning in Religion
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In The Quest Mircea Eliade stresses the cultural function that a study of the history of religions can play in a secularized society. He writes for the intelligent general reader in the hope that what... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0226203867
ISBN13:9780226203867
Release Date:May 1984
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:187 Pages
Weight:0.54 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.6"
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A Quest for Relevance--Still Relevant Today
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
The title chapter of the book makes the book as a whole worth a good read through, especially if you are in or are influenced by the field of Religious Studies. Already in the 1960's, Eliade was lamenting the over-specialization running rampant in many humanities fields which tended to make research about little more than an exercise in pointing out random curiosities rather than contributing to the ongoing cultural discourse of our own society. If you've ever felt like academia has grown too detached and irrelevant in recent decades, you'll find a kindred spirit in Eliade.
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