by Mircea Eliade (Author), Mircea Eliade (Author), Mircea Eliade (Author), John C. Holt (Introduction), Rosemary Sheed (Translator)
Demonstrates universal religious experience and shows how humanity's effort to live within a sacred sphere has manifested itself in myriad cultures from ancient to modern times; and, how certain beliefs, rituals, symbols, and myths have, with interesting variations, persisted.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 484
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Bison Books
Published: 01 Sep 1996
ISBN 10: 0803267339
ISBN 13: 9780803267336