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Religion

The Myth of the Eternal Return: Cosmos and History

    Translated by
  • Willard R. Trask
    Introduction by
  • Jonathan Z. Smith

A landmark work in the history of religions from a pioneer in the field

Hardcover

Price:
$55.00/拢45.00
ISBN:
Published:
Mar 10, 2026
Pages:
232
Size:
5.5 x 8.5 in.

First published in English in 1954, this founding work in the historical study of religions secured the North American reputation of the Romanian 茅migr茅-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.