Images and Symbols
Download or Read eBook Images and Symbols PDF written by Mircea Eliade and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Mircea Eliade |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2021-10-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780691238340 |
ISBN-13 | : 0691238340 |
Rating | : 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Images and Symbols by : Mircea Eliade
Book excerpt: 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.